Philip D Chinnery

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Combat Over KoreaHardcover, 29 February 2012

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Print Length
208 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Pen and Sword Aviation
Date Published
29 Feb 2012
ISBN-10
1848844778
ISBN-13
9781848844773

Description

Combat Over Korea offers a superb selection of thrilling accounts by Allied airmen of their experiences. These include air combat between fighters, a B29 Superfortress bomber ditching in the sea, C-54 cargo plane being attacked by North Korean fighters.

We read of the exploits of the 21 Troop Carrier Squadron (The Kyushu Gipsies) who flew into impossibly short strips to rescue thousands of wounded soldiers - they received the Presidential Citation for their feat.

Others tell of their hair-raising escapades after being shot down. While a number miraculously avoided capture (often due to the skill of fellow pilots), many were less lucky. Their treatment in captivity was often brutal. Very few escaped but 1st Lieutenant Melvin Shadduck did and he tells his story here, as do others who have remarkable experiences to describe.

While it was not until 1955 that the last POWs were released, the Author concludes that there is every possibility that a number were denied freedom forever.

Product Details

Author:
Philip D Chinnery
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
29 February 2012
ISBN-10:
1848844778
ISBN-13:
9781848844773
Language:
English
Pages:
208

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