High fliers, airmen of achievement in wartime, Philip Kaplan
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High fliers, airmen of achievement in wartime, Philip Kaplan
Language
eng
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
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index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
High fliers
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bibliography
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Philip Kaplan
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airmen of achievement in wartime
Summary
SECOND WORLD WAR. There were two kinds of pilots involved in the action during the Second World War: those who took the lead, and the others who went along for the ride. The elite group of fighter and bomber pilots led the way in combat missions, racking up kills and destroying the enemy's ability to fight. Experience was a big factor; the fliers who had been around the longest (and survived) learned all the tricks and made the most of that knowledge. They created expressions to help them stay alive and succeed in the unique arena of air combat and ways to win and succeed in situations when many of their colleagues did not
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