{"product_id":"a-true-flyer-memories-of-a-world-war-ii-air-apache-paperback","title":"A True Flyer: Memories of a World War II Air Apache - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSenath Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJay W. Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMemoir of WWII B-25 pilot Jay Moore, member of the 345th Bomb Group, known as the Air Apaches. The book chronicles the first twenty-four years of his life (1921-45) from growing up on a farm in Biggsville, Illinois, through the deprivations of the 1930's Depression, to his combat duty in the South Pacific. A True Flyer combines Moore's oral history, photos, and excerpts from his diary and love letters into a funny, colorful, sometimes brash narrative. Enjoy the military aviation history of WWII flyers: from his solo in the Boeing PT-17 \"Stearman\" biplane, advanced training in the T-6 \"Texan,\" and North American B-25 \"Mitchell\" bomber on bases in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina. This second edition contains new photographs and a memorial to the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42171236188295,"sku":"9781329099883","price":25.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6d981bac65ac1b070b2c103d81d14d18.webp?v=1733354129","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-true-flyer-memories-of-a-world-war-ii-air-apache-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}