Fighter pilot
Subtitle: the first American ace of World War II
By: William R. Dunn.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Lexington, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Dunn, William R., 1916-; United States. Army Air Forces -- Biography; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Fighter pilots -- United States -- Biography
Description: In 1939, a young American named William R. Dunn crossed the Canadian border with the intention of voluntering for the Royal Canadian Air Force. Winding up in the infantry instead, he was later transferred to the RCAF and was the first pilot in the famous Eagle Squadron of American volunteers to shoot down an enemy aircraft. He later became the first American ace of the war.
Notes: Includes index.