The final mission of Bottoms Up :: a World War II pilot's story /

On November 18, 1944, the end of the war in Europe finally in sight, American co-pilot Lieutenant Lee Lamar struggled alongside pilot Randall Darden to keep Bottoms Up, their B-24J Liberator, in the air. Over Pula in what is now Croatia, they were once more hit by German fire. Lamar all but surrende...

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1. Verfasser: Okerstrom, Dennis R., 1946-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Columbia, Missouri ; London : University of Missouri Press, ©2011.
Schriftenreihe:American military experience series.
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Zusammenfassung:On November 18, 1944, the end of the war in Europe finally in sight, American co-pilot Lieutenant Lee Lamar struggled alongside pilot Randall Darden to keep Bottoms Up, their B-24J Liberator, in the air. Over Pula in what is now Croatia, they were once more hit by German fire. Lamar all but surrendered to death before fortuitously bailing out and being captured. in 2006 Lamar received an email from Croatian archaeologist Luka Bekic who had discovered the wreckage of Bottoms Up.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 254 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-247) and index.
ISBN:9780826272676
0826272673

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