Ernie’s book is the best. I also like Bah Bah Black Sheep by Pappy Boyington (he autographed it for me when i met him at an airport where i was a fueler back in the day.)FLAPS UP MILITARY POWER FULL THROTTLE EYES WIDE OPEN
Keyworth
An Ace of the Eighth is a great book. I learned alot about the Jugs and the Mustangs from that one. Another good one is “The Wild Blue” by Stephen E. Ambrose, which is for B24 fans.
There are a lot of great flight combat books out there… if anyone is interested in one not involving combat (which I usually am not)-- I just finished “Flight of Passage” by Rinker Buck. It tells the story of two high school boys who rebuild a Piper Cub in 1966 and fly it from NJ to CA over the course of 5 July days…great story-- kind of like “The Wonder Years” meets the Wright Brothers.
Thanks for that recommendation Mike:
I have a son who is getting into flying and if I can find it I’ll have it under the tree (after I’ve read it of course).
Regards,
Bruce
“Night Flight” by Saint Exupery.
It is a classic.
One of the better books on flying and all around inspiration is “Reach for the Sky”
The atory of Douglas Bader, an Ace of the Battle of Britain by Paul Brickhill. Bader lost both legs in a crash prior to the war and resolved to get back into the air, made Ace and was shot down over Germany. He even escaped a few times until the Germans took his ‘legs’ away. A great story of human determination and flying.