Flying American Combat Aircraft of WW II: 1939-1945

by Robin Higham (Editor), Abigail T. Siddall (Editor), Carol Williams (Editor)

Riveting, first-person accounts that put the reader in the cockpitDozens of photographs of the planes and the pilots that flew and fought in the skies from Tokyo to BerlinFind out what it was like to fly some of the all-time classic aircraft of World War II, including the P-51 Mustang, B-17 Flying Fortress, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-38 Lightning, P-40 Kittyhawk, and many more!

Genres: History, World War II, Nonfiction

368 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2004

About the author

Robin David Stewart Higham was a British-American historian, specializing in aerospace and military history, who also served as a pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.

Reviews

[JD · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is recollections from different men who flew most of the different aircraft in the US Army Air Corps inventory during World War 2, there is even a chapter about gliders. The book is filled with technical data and most of the stories is just about what is was like to fly the different planes and there is not a lot about operational flying during the war. Recommended for pilots I would say.

[Charles · Rating 3 out of 5]

As this is a series of personal memories of flying different WWII aircraft, some are quite interesting while others not so much. Definitely worth a read by anyone with an interest in the subject, probably not so much for those who do not.