Highway to Freedom: The Berlin Airlift
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Col. David W. Irvin, Jr.
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SKU 9781563117954
In 1948, Colonel David W. Irvin, Jr. volunteered for the Berlin Airlift and flew 85 missions from Rhein-Main AB at Frankfurt, Germany. He later volunteered in the B-47 program and completed training in navigation, radar and bombardier school to become what is respectively known as a "4 headed monster" in the Air Force. This is his story.
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Book details
- Author
- David Irvin
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover, Paperback
- Subjects
- Biography & Autobiography › Military
Biography & Autobiography › Memoirs - Topics
- Cold War · military memoir · U.S. Air Force · aviation history · World War II aftermath · bomber pilot
- ISBN-13
- 9781563117954 (Hardcover)9781681623146 (Paperback)
About the author
COL. DAVID W. IRVIN, JR. was a United States Air Force officer and the author of three books: Escape or Evade, Special Operations, and Highway to Freedom: The Berlin Airlift.
Irvin flew 30 combat missions with the 447th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force after graduating from USAF Bombardier School. Shot down over France in November 1943 and captured by the Germans, he escaped and returned to his unit via Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. He later volunteered for the Berlin Airlift, flying 85 missions from Rhein-Main Air Base in Frankfurt, Germany, and subsequently completed training in navigation, radar, and bombardier school through the B-47 program.