America's Aces in a Day

Hardcover 16x24 cm, 176 pages. In the history of aerial combat it is not uncommon to find stories of pilots who downed five or more enemy aircraft during their military careers, thus earning the title "Ace". Far less common are those pilots who accomplished this feat in a single day, often during a single mission! For the first time ever, renowned aviation author William Hess brings together the combat records of American pilots who achieved the status of Ace in a single day. Included are details of their combat victories taken from official records chronicled in debriefings immediately upon return from missions. Covers Navy, Marine and Air Force pilots and includes accounts from the Flying Tigers in 1941 through the raids on Japan in 1945. Includes a complete list of all U.S. pilots credited as achieving ace in a day status. William N. Hess has written 25 books, was a WWII B-17 Gunner, is an ex-POW and a Veteran of the Korean War. He is the official Historian for the American Fighter Aces Assoc.9780933424623