Drury, Bob
Lucky 666
- ISBN 13:
- 9781476774862
- author:
- Drury, Bob
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Simon & Schuster
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 368
- Dimensions:
- 21.08 x 13.72 x 2.79 centimetres
- Genre:
- Biography, Military, Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission That Changed the War in the Pacific In October 1942, the United States was reeling from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the invasion of the Philippines. A group of US Army airmen were sent to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea to protect Australia and disrupt Japanese supply lines. Among them were two pilots who would embark on a perilous mission that would test their skills and their lives. Captain Jay Zeamer and Sergeant Raymond Joseph "Joe" Sarnoski, along with their crew, rebuilt a damaged B-17 bomber from spare parts and christened it Old 666. In June 1943, they volunteered for a reconnaissance flight into the heart of the Japanese empire, flying under cover of darkness in a desperate bid to redeem themselves. The outcome was a dogfight that would go down in history as one of the longest and most intense battles ever fought. With unprecedented access to the crew's family letters and official accounts from the Imperial Air Force, this book tells the story of Zeamer and Sarnoski's mission and its aftermath.
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