The Final Mission of Bottoms Up

The Final Mission of Bottoms Up
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Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Total Pages : 267
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ISBN-10 : 9780826219480
ISBN-13 : 0826219489
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Book Synopsis The Final Mission of Bottoms Up by : Dennis R. Okerstrom

Download or read book The Final Mission of Bottoms Up written by Dennis R. Okerstrom and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2011-10-28 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On November 18, 1944, the end of the war in Europe finally in sight, American co-pilot Lieutenant Lee Lamar struggled alongside pilot Randall Darden to keep Bottoms Up, their B-24J Liberator, in the air. Over Pula in what is now Croatia, they were once more hit by German fire. Lamar all but surrendered to death before fortuitously bailing out and being captured. in 2006 Lamar received an email from Croatian archaeologist Luka Bekic who had discovered the wreckage of Bottoms Up.


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