Tales of a war pilot

Title
  1. Tales of a war pilot / Richard C. Kirkland.
Published by
  1. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1999.
Author
  1. Kirkland, Richard C.

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Details

Description
  1. 160 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. Kirkland was a fighter pilot in the Pacific during WWII, flew atomic bomb test flights, and flew helicopter rescue missions in Korea.
Series statement
  1. Smithsonian history of aviation series
Uniform title
  1. Smithsonian history of aviation series
Subject
  1. Kirkland, Richard C
  2. United States. Air Force > Biography
  3. United States. Air Force
  4. 1939 - 1953
  5. World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American
  6. World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American
  7. Korean War, 1950-1953 > Personal narratives, American
  8. Korean War, 1950-1953 > Aerial operations, American
  9. Fighter pilots > United States > Biography
  10. Helicopter pilots > United States > Biography
  11. Fighter pilots
  12. Helicopter pilots
  13. Military operations, Aerial > American
  14. Militärflugzeug
  15. Flugzeugführer
  16. Erlebnisbericht
  17. Geschichte 1941-1953
  18. United States
  19. USA
Genre/Form
  1. Biography
  2. Personal Narrative
  3. Personal narratives.
  4. Biographies.
  5. Personal narratives – American.
  6. Récits personnels.
Contents
  1. Introduction: A War Pilot's Journey The Violent Decade: 1943-1953 -- To Shoot Down a Zero -- On the Wing of the Lone Eagle -- Escape from the Stone Age -- Ace of Aces -- R and R -- Mystery of the Magnificent Beast -- The Ultimate Game -- Pedro One -- Christmas at Ch'o Do -- Geisha -- Night Mission at the 8055 MASH.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Note
  1. On t.p. "o" in pilot appears as a star.