The First Hellcat Ace

The First Hellcat Ace
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Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 0935553681
ISBN-13 : 9780935553680
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Download or read book The First Hellcat Ace written by Hamilton McWhorter and published by . This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After earning his Wings of Gold in early 1942, Ensign McWhorter was trained as a fighter pilot in the robust but technologically outmoded F4F Wildcat. His fifth aerial victory, in November 1943 off Tarawa Atoll, made him the first ace in the Hellcat, and seven subsequent victories ensured his place in the annals of air-to-air combat.


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