Damn Lucky: one man's courage during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history
"The incredible true story of John "Lucky" Luckadoo, who survived 25 missions as a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot in WWII. When Second Lieutenant John "Lucky" Luckadoo-a wide-eyed 21-year-old assigned to the Eighth Air Force's 100th Bomb Group-arrived in England, "Axis...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "The incredible true story of John "Lucky" Luckadoo, who survived 25 missions as a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot in WWII. When Second Lieutenant John "Lucky" Luckadoo-a wide-eyed 21-year-old assigned to the Eighth Air Force's 100th Bomb Group-arrived in England, "Axis Sally," an American broadcaster employed by Nazi Germany to disseminate propaganda during World War II, welcomed his squadron by name. "This isn't your war," she told them. "You don't have any business being here, but as long as you're here we're going to teach you a lesson." And they did. Kevin Maurer's Damn Lucky tells the true story of "Lucky" Luckadoo who flew some of the deadliest missions of World War II during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history. Lucky served with the 100th Bomber Group during the early days of the bombing of France and Germany from England. His story starts with his quest to join the Royal Air Force with his best friend before the war, through 25 missions in combat over Germany to the one mission-a raid over Bremen-where Luckadoo felt like his luck had run out. The statistical chances for a heavy Bomber crew in Europe to be lost on a mission were 1-in-10. At a 25-mission tour of duty, statistically, once a flyer made it to 10 missions they were literally on borrowed time. Anyone who served a full tour and survived was remarkably lucky. Drawn from Lucky's firsthand accounts, acclaimed war correspondent and bestselling author Kevin Maurer delves into this extraordinary tale, uncovering astonishing accounts of bravery during an epic clash in the skies over Nazi Germany" |
| Beschreibung: | viii, 306 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781250274380 |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS 1. Mission #22 1 2. Answering the Call 11 3. Solo 23 4. “You’re All Going to Be Killed and You Might as Well Accept It” 35 5. Station 139 59 6. The Professionals 71 7. Tail Gunner----------------- 83 8. Five Miles Above 99 9. “A Good Type American”113 10. Dye’s Last Mission 123 11. King Bee--------------- —---------------------- ---------- 139 12. Twelve O’Clock High ----------------------------------153 13. Bombs Away-------------------------- 167 14. Three and a Half Engines and a Prayer------------ 183 15. Black Week 201 16. Friendly Invasion 213 17. Last Post-------------------------------------------------- 227
CONTENTS viii 18. Big В 237 19. His Best Day---------------------------------- 249 20. Home 261 21. Last Flight 277 Afterword 285 A Note on Sources 291 Acknowledgments ----------------------------------------------- 293 Index ---------------------------------------------------------------- 295
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CONTENTS 1. Mission #22 1 2. Answering the Call 11 3. Solo 23 4. “You’re All Going to Be Killed and You Might as Well Accept It” 35 5. Station 139 59 6. The Professionals 71 7. Tail Gunner----------------- 83 8. Five Miles Above 99 9. “A Good Type American”113 10. Dye’s Last Mission 123 11. King Bee--------------- —---------------------- ---------- 139 12. Twelve O’Clock High ----------------------------------153 13. Bombs Away-------------------------- 167 14. Three and a Half Engines and a Prayer------------ 183 15. Black Week 201 16. Friendly Invasion 213 17. Last Post-------------------------------------------------- 227
CONTENTS viii 18. Big В 237 19. His Best Day---------------------------------- 249 20. Home 261 21. Last Flight 277 Afterword 285 A Note on Sources 291 Acknowledgments ----------------------------------------------- 293 Index ---------------------------------------------------------------- 295 |
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| spelling | Maurer, Kevin Verfasser (DE-588)1061220249 aut Damn Lucky one man's courage during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history Kevin Maurer First edition New York St. Martin's Press 2022 viii, 306 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Mission #22 -- Answering the call -- Solo -- "You're all going to be killed and you might as well accept it" -- Station 139 -- The professionals -- Tail gunner -- Five miles above -- "A good type American" -- Dye's last mission -- King Bee -- Twelve o'clock high -- Bombs away -- Three and a half engines and a prayer -- Black week -- Friendly invasion -- Last post -- Big B -- His best day -- Home -- Last flight -- Afterword "The incredible true story of John "Lucky" Luckadoo, who survived 25 missions as a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot in WWII. When Second Lieutenant John "Lucky" Luckadoo-a wide-eyed 21-year-old assigned to the Eighth Air Force's 100th Bomb Group-arrived in England, "Axis Sally," an American broadcaster employed by Nazi Germany to disseminate propaganda during World War II, welcomed his squadron by name. "This isn't your war," she told them. "You don't have any business being here, but as long as you're here we're going to teach you a lesson." And they did. Kevin Maurer's Damn Lucky tells the true story of "Lucky" Luckadoo who flew some of the deadliest missions of World War II during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history. Lucky served with the 100th Bomber Group during the early days of the bombing of France and Germany from England. His story starts with his quest to join the Royal Air Force with his best friend before the war, through 25 missions in combat over Germany to the one mission-a raid over Bremen-where Luckadoo felt like his luck had run out. The statistical chances for a heavy Bomber crew in Europe to be lost on a mission were 1-in-10. At a 25-mission tour of duty, statistically, once a flyer made it to 10 missions they were literally on borrowed time. Anyone who served a full tour and survived was remarkably lucky. Drawn from Lucky's firsthand accounts, acclaimed war correspondent and bestselling author Kevin Maurer delves into this extraordinary tale, uncovering astonishing accounts of bravery during an epic clash in the skies over Nazi Germany" Luckadoo, John 1922- (DE-588)1274952255 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte gnd rswk-swf Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 gnd rswk-swf Westfront (DE-588)4443997-0 gnd rswk-swf Soldat (DE-588)4055409-0 gnd rswk-swf Luftkrieg (DE-588)4036571-2 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf Luckadoo, John / 1922- United States / Army Air Forces / Bomb Group, 100th United States / Army Air Forces / Biography World War, 1939-1945 / Aerial operations, American World War, 1939-1945 / Campaigns / Western Front United States / Army Air Forces / Officers / Biography Bomber pilots / United States / Biography Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 / Campagnes et batailles / Front occidental Pilotes de bombardiers / États-Unis / Biographies HISTORY / World United States / Army Air Forces United States / Army Air Forces / Bombardment Group, 100th Armed Forces / Officers Bomber pilots Military campaigns Military operations, Aerial / American United States Western Front (World War (1939-1945)) World War, 1939-1945 / Aerial operations World War, 1939-1945 / Campaigns Bomber pilots / Biography 1939-1945 Biography (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Luckadoo, John 1922- (DE-588)1274952255 p DE-604 USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Soldat (DE-588)4055409-0 s Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 s Luftkrieg (DE-588)4036571-2 s Westfront (DE-588)4443997-0 s Geschichte z Äquivalent 2023 Druck-Ausgabe, Paperback 978-1-250-87427-6 Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe 978-1-250-27439-7 Digitalisierung BSB München - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=033841528&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| spellingShingle | Maurer, Kevin Damn Lucky one man's courage during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history Mission #22 -- Answering the call -- Solo -- "You're all going to be killed and you might as well accept it" -- Station 139 -- The professionals -- Tail gunner -- Five miles above -- "A good type American" -- Dye's last mission -- King Bee -- Twelve o'clock high -- Bombs away -- Three and a half engines and a prayer -- Black week -- Friendly invasion -- Last post -- Big B -- His best day -- Home -- Last flight -- Afterword Luckadoo, John 1922- (DE-588)1274952255 gnd Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 gnd Westfront (DE-588)4443997-0 gnd Soldat (DE-588)4055409-0 gnd Luftkrieg (DE-588)4036571-2 gnd |
| subject_GND | (DE-588)1274952255 (DE-588)4079167-1 (DE-588)4443997-0 (DE-588)4055409-0 (DE-588)4036571-2 (DE-588)4078704-7 (DE-588)4006804-3 |
| title | Damn Lucky one man's courage during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history |
| title_auth | Damn Lucky one man's courage during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history |
| title_exact_search | Damn Lucky one man's courage during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history |
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| title_full | Damn Lucky one man's courage during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history Kevin Maurer |
| title_fullStr | Damn Lucky one man's courage during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history Kevin Maurer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Damn Lucky one man's courage during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history Kevin Maurer |
| title_short | Damn Lucky |
| title_sort | damn lucky one man s courage during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history |
| title_sub | one man's courage during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history |
| topic | Luckadoo, John 1922- (DE-588)1274952255 gnd Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 gnd Westfront (DE-588)4443997-0 gnd Soldat (DE-588)4055409-0 gnd Luftkrieg (DE-588)4036571-2 gnd |
| topic_facet | Luckadoo, John 1922- Zweiter Weltkrieg Westfront Soldat Luftkrieg USA Biografie |
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