The Man Who Flew the Memphis Belle: Memoir of a WWII Bomber Pilot
by Robert Morgan, Ron Powers
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Read in October, 2006
recommends it for:
World War II buffs, anyone who knew somebody who fought in any area of World War II
Col. Morgan does a great job telling his story. From his early life, living at the Builtmore estates in NC to basic to being the first B-17 pilot to bring his crew home after 25 missions.
He talks about his missions in the Europen theater of the war and even going on to fly in the Doolittle raids over Japan. This man flew a total of 51 missions (25 over Europe and 26 over in the Pacific theater) when the average crew flew about 8 or 10 (i dont recall the exact number it may be higher or lowe...more
He talks about his missions in the Europen theater of the war and even going on to fly in the Doolittle raids over Japan. This man flew a total of 51 missions (25 over Europe and 26 over in the Pacific theater) when the average crew flew about 8 or 10 (i dont recall the exact number it may be higher or lowe...more
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Read in August, 2007
The writing in this book is excellent, you really feel like you're in the cockpit with the pilot. This goes beyond the typical memoir.
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People who like WWII stuff
The author is cocky. But I guess if I had flown 25 dangerous missions in a B-17 during World War II, I would be cocky too.
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