TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shepherd,Raymond
TI  - On Wings of the Wind: World War II stories from a B-24 tail gunner 
AV  - D811 .W564 2023
CY  - [Place of publication not identified]
PB  - Self Published
N1  - Columbia International University Alumni Author; Author's Preface --; Introduction --; Chapter 1 "Let Your Flag Fly" --; Chapter 2 "I'll Never Do That!" --; Chapter 3 "Know Your Weapons" --; Chapter 4 "Taking Off in The Dark" --; Chapter 5 "Africa, Snakes and Me" --; Chapter 6 "Prepare to Meet Thy God" --; Chapter 7 "The Danube, Not So Blue" --; Chapter 8 "Short, Fat and 4F" --; Chapter 9 "A Day Off" --; Chapter 10 "A Milk Run" --; Chapter 11 "Mistaken Identity" --; Chapter 12 "Victory in Europe" --; Picture Credits --; Comments and Oderering Information; 2; b
N2  - "On Wings of The Wind relates air combat from the rear view of the low-ranker in the 'suicide seat' at the tail end of the plane. The 18-year-old tail-gunner named Ray Shepherd was the first GI a German fighter pilot had to kill before the German could destroy Ray's B-24. Still shy and soft-spoken at 80+, Ray shows that 'The Greatest Generation' indeed was" Ly. Colonel William L. Smith, Massachusetts, MEd US Army (Retired)
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