Jimmy Stewart, Bomber Pilot

Jimmy Stewart, Bomber Pilot chronicles Stewart’s long journey to become a bomber pilot in combat. Author Starr Smith, the intelligence officer assigned to the movie star, recounts how Stewart’s first battles were with the Air Corps high command, who insisted on keeping the naturally talented pilot out of harm’s way as an instructor pilot, however, Stewart persisted and managed to get assigned to a Liberator squadron that was deploying to England to join the mighty Eighth Air Force. Once in the thick of it, he rose to command his own squadron and flew twenty combat missions. Note: This book is out of publication so we resell used copies in good condition.