Bibliograph

Wings of war, the World War II fighter plane that saved the Allies and the believers who made it fly, David Fairbank White, and Margaret Stanback White

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Wings of war, the World War II fighter plane that saved the Allies and the believers who made it fly, David Fairbank White, and Margaret Stanback White

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-314) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wings of war

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1350918083

Responsibility statement

David Fairbank White, and Margaret Stanback White

Sub title

the World War II fighter plane that saved the Allies and the believers who made it fly

Summary

"The incredible, untold story behind the rise of the P-51 Mustang, the World War II fighter plane that destroyed the Luftwaffe and made D-Day possible"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Part one: The plane in the dream -- Hypnotized -- Flugzeug Konstrukteur -- 100 days -- Death from above -- A turbine like a typhoon -- The butcher bird -- High noon -- Part two: Bird in a cage -- The best sport in the world -- A one- man crusade -- A cross- country shuttle -- Cash and corruption -- Huddle in the orange groves -- Picked off like geese -- Black Thursday -- Part three: Hawk of heaven -- A maverick fighter ace -- The jig was up -- Death of a jockey -- An endless roar overhead -- Big brother, little friend -- Oil run -- A perfect show -- Closing the ring -- Buzz bombs and doodlebugs -- Fighter boys -- A last throw of the dice -- Twilight for the Reich

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