description: Aircraft Down! recounts six extraordinary evasion adventures that took place in Holland, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Albania, and Greece during World War II. In 1944 alone, nearly 30,000 American airmen survived bailing out of or crash landing their aircraft in Europe. The great majority were captured immediately. A few lucky ones beat tremendous odds and managed to evade their Fascist pursuers.
language: English
title: Aircraft Down!: Evading Capture in WWII Europe
titlecomplete: Aircraft Down!: Evading Capture in WWII Europe (History of War)
genres: Military History, History, Nonfiction, World War II
ratings_count: 18
publisher: Potomac Books