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Pacifica Press (CA) (1999), 306 pages
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Touching, thoughtful, and dead honest, To Fly and Fight is the story of a boy who grew up living his dream. During World War II Anderson flew with Chuck Yeager in the famed 357th Squadron where he became a triple ace by shooting out of the sky fifteen enemy planes. Following World War II, Anderson became a test pilot and later commanded jet fighter squadrons in South Korea and Okinawa. Then, in 1970, at an age when most pilots have long-since retired, Anderson flew combat strikes over Vietnam.
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LibraryThing member Chris_El
A fun memior about one of the fighter excorts over Europe. He flew with and became friends with Chuck Yeager (who wrote the forward) and after WWII he was a test pilot for the Air Force. Later he flew combat missions in Vietnam. He was told he was to old to make General and retired after 30 years
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Original language
English
Original publication date
1990
Physical description
9.5 inches
ISBN
9355533470 / 9789355533470
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