Pathfinder Pioneer: The Memoir of a Lead Bomber Pilot in World War II
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (881 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073JZVVLY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 117 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Courage to Carry On From Colonel Raymond Brim, USAF (Ret.) comes a suspenseful story of courage and commitment that places you inside the B-17 cockpit with WW II lead bombers and takes you behind the scenes with family and friends. Col. Brim's new release, Pathfinder Pioneer, provides military and personal insights from 19The Courage to Carry On Carolyn Bain, Ph.D. From Colonel Raymond Brim, USAF (Ret.) comes a suspenseful story of courage and commitment that places you inside the B-17 cockpit with WW II lead bombers and takes you behind the scenes with family and friends. Col. Brim's new release, Pathfinder Pioneer, provides military and personal insights from 1940s European combat scenarios through 1950s Pentagon missions.Col. Bri. 0s European combat scenarios through 1950s Pentagon missions.Col. Bri. Must Read for those interested in WWII history and the Greatest Generation celia This well told tale of the courageous young men who flew with the Army Air Corps in 1943, '44 is worth a read for anyone interested in World War II aviation in particular and military history in general. The sections on the adaptation of the British Pathfinder radar technology to the American B-17 Flying Fortresses are fascinating as are Brim's descriptions of his mission. It's a great historical read A. Muller This is a memoir from a man who was there in 1943. He was among the first trained B-17 Pathfinders. The book is very well written and extremely interesting. I wish the book would have been longer. It is a fascinating story of a career officer. The descriptions of England and his 25 mission tour are worth the price of the book. It's a great historical read.Al Muller
In this engaging audiobook, we see how an 18-year-old miner shoveling ore from deep in the ground in Utah suddenly found himself, only two years later, 30,000 feet in the air over Nazi Germany, piloting a Flying Fortress in the first wave of America's air counteroffensive in Europe. Pathfinder Pioneer gives us vivid insights into the genesis of the American air campaign, told with the humor, attention to detail, and humility that captures the heart and soul of our Greatest Generation.. Like thousands of other young Americans, Ray Brim was plucked by the US Army to be a combat flyer and was quickly pitted against the hardened veterans of the Luftwaffe. Brim turned out to have a natural knack for flying, however, and was assigned to the select squadron developing lead Pathfinder techniques while experimenting with radar. He was among the first to