B-24 Co-Pilot: First Lieutenant John F. Lance

B-24 Co-Pilot: First Lieutenant John F. Lance

The men who flew the B24 "Liberator" Bombers from island to island in WW II's Pacific Theater risked their lives in a war as deadly as that in Europe. A short book detailing:<br /><br /><b>The most terrifying missions:</b> The first mission to Balikpapan, an important Japanese fuel depot, and why it was considered impossible to achieve<br /><br /><b>Coping with boredom and fear:</b> How joking and calculating survival odds helped deal with the realities<br /><br /><b>The snafus:</b> The time a temporary Group Commander tried to bomb the US Seventh Fleet<br /><br />True stories from a man who was there--as dictated toward the end of his life.