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1 online resource (1 audio file (10hr., 44 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Patrick Lawlor. |
| Summary |
John Comer kept a journal of the twenty-five missions he flew in 1943 when the casualty rate on his base was close to 80 percent. His book is handwritten history, recorded within hours after the battles occurred. Comer vividly creates his experiences as top-turret gunner/flight engineer in a B-17 Squadron that was thrown against the best pilots the Luftwaffe could offer. In 1943 the Army Air Force had no long-range fighters to protect the B-17s as they flew deep into enemy territory. Immediate, straightforward, and compelling, Combat Crew is a classic of aerial warfare. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Comer, John.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
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Flight engineers -- United States -- Biography.
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United States. Air Force -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Lawlor, Patrick G. (Patrick Girard), narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781494592288 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1494592282 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11342340 |
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