Salvation from the Sky: U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal New Zealand Air Force Heroic Air-Sea Rescue in the Pacific in World W

by Bruhn

Imagine being a fighter or bomber pilot. You and your crew have been in the heat of battle when, suddenly, your plane catches fire or your engine conks out. You have to bail out or ditch in the water below. Who will save you? In World War II, survivors of Allied aircraft who found themselves in such straits, looked skyward in desperate hope, particularly those within range of Japanese shore guns, or adrift in enemy waters. Their prayers were answered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556130325
• ISBN13: 9781556130328
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Heritage Books
• Length: 398 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"