Portrait of a Flying Lady: The Stories of Those She Flew with in Battle
(From the Foreword) George Menzel has an investigative mind, as one might expect of a man whose main career was with the FBI...he would not rest until he had traced the reason for an artist's choice of subject in a print that fascinated. The subject was a B-17 Fortress bomber bearing the markings of the squadron with which, as a young man, George Menzel had served during the trouble with Adolf Hitler and his supporters. Soon the detective discovered that the individual Flying Fortress portrayed by the artist had been involved in a remarkable adventure. And, like all good detectives, George Menzel did not rest until he had gathered and sifted all the evidence.
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Book details
- Author
- George Menzel
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover, Paperback
- Subjects
- History › Wars & Conflicts › World War II
- Topics
- World War II · B-17 Flying Fortress · bomber crews · 401st Bomb Group · World War II aviation · military history · veteran memoirs
- ISBN-13
- 9781563111365 (Hardcover)9781681623528 (Paperback)
About the author
GEORGE H. MENZEL flew 35 missions — 22 as bombardier and 13 as navigator — with the 401st Bomb Group of the U.S. Eighth Air Force during World War II, beginning in October 1944. He is the author of Portrait of a Flying Lady: The Stories of Those She Flew with in Battle.
Menzel held a law degree and built his main career as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, stationed in Savannah, Georgia.
When not writing, Menzel drew on his investigative background alongside his wartime service with the 401st Bomb Group, both of which shaped Portrait of a Flying Lady, published in 1994.
George H. Menzel died on November 4, 2009, and was buried in Savannah, Georgia.