Pan Am Ferry Tales: A World War II Aviation Memoir
Author:   W. Gordon Schmitt
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9781476686820


Pages:   199
Publication Date:   29 July 2022
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Pan Am Ferry Tales: A World War II Aviation Memoir


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Author:   W. Gordon Schmitt
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.268kg
ISBN:  

9781476686820


ISBN 10:   1476686823
Pages:   199
Publication Date:   29 July 2022
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Editor’s Introduction by Peter Schmitt One. The War Approaches Two. A Troubling Diagnosis Three. Taking Off Four. Training in Miami Five. On Our Way: Port o’ Spain, Belém, Natal Six. Crossing the Atlantic: Destination, Africa Seven. Kano to Khartoum, Cairo to Tehran Eight. Back in the States Nine. Ascension Ten. The Dark Continent: Incident at Kano Eleven. “You’re in the Army Now!” Twelve. The Northern Route: Through Iceland to Scotland Thirteen. Close Calls in Nashville Fourteen. Adventures with the “Fireball Express” Fifteen. Characters Unforgettable Sixteen. May 1945: Going Home! Postscript: An Essay Contest “What I Consider Requisites for a Private Pilot” Index

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"""Engaging, often amusing...impressively informative and inherently interesting...extraordinary and recommended""--Midwest Book Reviews"


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The late W. Gordon Schmitt served as a navigator for the Pan American Air Ferries and later the U.S. Air Force from 1942 to 1945. Peter Schmitt of Miami, Florida, is the author of six collections of poems.

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