9781612002996 - Check Six!: A Thunderbolt Pilot?s War Across the Pacific de Curran, Jim; Popravak, Terrence (8 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, book and jacket are in excellent condition, looks new, no remarkable flaws, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, a fine gift copy, illustrated with photos and a map, World War II history; ; 353 pages.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. Mark diedrich Ilustrador. 1st Edition. 334 pp., map, b/w photos, chapter notes, appendices, glossary, bib. A Thunderbolt Pilot's War Across the Pacific. Curran flew over 200 combat missions with the 348th Fighter Group. Hard cover book & d/w both in fine cond.

Hard Back. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Printing. 334 Pages. An as new book with flawless interior text pages. There were no mission limits for a pilot in the Pacific during World War II; unlike in Europe, you flew until it was time to go home. So it was for James Jug Curran, all the way from New Guinea to the Philippines with the 348th Fighter Group, the first P-47 Thunderbolt outfit in the Pacific. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Curran volunteered to try flying in the blue yonder, and trained as an Army fighter pilot. He got his wish to fly the P-47 in the Pacific, going into combat in August 1943, in New Guinea, and later helping start the Black Rams fighter squadron. The heavy U.S. Thunderbolts were at first curious to encounter the nimble, battle-hardened Japanese in aerial combat, but soon the American pilots gained skill of their own and their planes proved superior. Bombers on both sides could fall to fighters, but the fighters themselves were eyeball to eyeball, best man win. Check Six! is an aviation chronicle that brings the reader into flight, then into the fight, throughout the Pacific War and back. This work, from someone who was there, captures the combat experience of our aviators in the Pacific, aided by pertinent excerpts from the official histories of units that Jug Curran flew with. It is a tale of perseverance, as Jug Curran flew over 200 combat missions, and with the men of the 348th Fighter Group proved the Thunderbolt's great capability as they battled their way against a stubborn and deadly foe. This work increases the body of knowledge on the critical role of aviation in the Pacific War, as U.S. fighter pilots took the lead in our counteroffensive against the short-lived island Empire.

Condición: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Boards. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+ (in mylar). B&W Photographs Ilustrador. First Edition. B&W photographs. Textblock immaculate and tight, with no remainder marks. Black paper-covered boards, gently bumped spine extremities, lightly bumped corners. Unclipped dust jacket, lightly edge worn; 334pp., including appendix, glossary, and index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. An excellent copy. Dust jacket is fully intact. Internally, clean and fresh, with unmarked and uncreased pages. Publisher's note: There were no mission limits for a pilot in the Pacific during World War II; unlike in Europe, you flew until it was time to go home. So it was for James "Jug" Curran, all the way from New Guinea to the Philippines with the 348th Fighter Group, the first P-47 Thunderbolt outfit in the Pacific. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Curran volunteered to try flying in the blue yonder, and trained as an Army fighter pilot. He got his wish to fly the P-47 in the Pacific, going into combat in August 1943, in New Guinea, and later helping start the "Black Rams" fighter squadron. The heavy U.S. Thund. Size: 27.3 x 19.7 x 3.2 cm. 288 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Curran, James; United States Army Air Forces Fighter Group, 348th; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area; ISBN: 1612002994. ISBN/EAN: 9781612002996. Add. Inventory No: 260214RSH012555.

Hardback. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First edition. 1st 2015. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!