P-47 Pilots - The Fighter-Bomber Boys

by Tom Glenn, Maxine Glenn (Editor), Charles Queen (Photographer)

This is a book about combat in WWII. It is also about patriotism, honor and plain old fashioned guts to do a job that had to be done regardless of personal sacrifice.You will find P-47 Pilots The Fighter Bomber Boys takes you to a new level of warefare, one more personal, more emotional, a vicarious adventure you won't soon forget.The P-47 Thunderbolt, America's largest and most powerful single engine fighter was waiting for us to take off. D-Day was waiting for us and so were the crack German Panzer divisions and Rommel's tanks. It was an challenge; however in less than a years time tie dedicated ground crews, air crews and Pilot's of the 9th Air Force had cleared the way for our troops in the ground to acheive total victory. A costly one, however, and many courageous young pilots would die in their cockpits before the end of this bloody war. Who were these gutsy bastards - the Fighter Bomber Boys? What was our life like? Our numbers were probably no more than 3,000 yet the accomplishments were monumental. We flew "The Jug" and in it shot down more enemy planes that any other fighter in the course of WWII. The German's cursed us and General Patton praised us and considered us his most powerful single weapon. I invite you to read all about us as I lived it, with the language, patriotic fervor and intense emotion of the time.

160 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 27, 2013

About the author

Tom Glenn served as a fighter pilot in Europe with the 36th Fighter Group (9th Air Force, USAAF) during the Second World War. While in the Army, he rose to the rank of Captain.

Reviews

[Kyle Nieman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very well written and in depth account of a pilot’s services with the P-47, one of my favorite warbirds! However, as I read this digitally on my kindle, there were SO many random spelling and grammar errors, mostly within the first half of the book. Maybe this was due to the transfer of the book into digital? There’s no way it would have gotten past the original publishing editor and proofreaders in this state. This was annoying but didn’t subtract from the overall reading experience for me. Def recommend for any fellow warbird and/or WWII enthusiasts!

[Kathy Fritschi · Rating 5 out of 5]

The ultimate killer war bird

I liked the matter-of-fact descriptions of a front-line air attack squadron. Despite heroics and the brutal realities of air combat against murderous flak, father had a job to do and they prevailed. I enjoyed the author’s point of view. I spotted some minor typos-the editors could have been more through but it didn’t detract from a fast-paced narrative. A good read that kept my interest.

[Joseph Herlihy · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the powerful stories about war!

first person description of a critical phase of the air war in Europe at the latter stages of WWII. Very personal, lots of rarely described, but critical detail. I related to the epilogue wherein the author expounded on events since 1945, in which I was personally involved. Clearly confirmed my frustration with the abysmal political leadership to
which all of us have suffered from.

[Patricia Crumpler · Rating 2 out of 5]

A good story ruined by poor editing an NO proof reader.

I liked the first person account of the difficulty and rewards the author experienced. Reading this story was irritating due to the INNUMERABLE type's poor typesetting errors! An Editor and Proof Reader are not that expensive! This book deserves better!

[steven eversole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lacks a good proof read

I liked the story and appreciate the fact that Tom wanted to set the story straight, for the great P-47. But the book got a little chopped up and had some typos. Other than that I really enjoyed his Story about a real hero pilot. Thanks for your service "Tom".

[David L Hartman · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable read about the pilots and their fight across Europe, But, the book must have been loaded onto Kindle by an electronic reader as wrong words, missing words and even omissions made it hard sometimes to understand what was being said.

[Pat Fredrich · Rating 5 out of 5]

Son of a Fighter-Bomber Boy

One of the better accounts of what it was really like to not only become a fighter pilot,but to survive flying combat. My father flew a Jug in the Ninth Air Force but never really described to me what it was really like. This is a book that should be read by anyone that has a family member or friend who served.

[Curt Weil · Rating 5 out of 5]

A little rough around the edges as far as basic editing but…..

Still a marvelously accurate telling of the less-often told story and life of the “flying artillery,” P47 Thunderbolt fighter/bomber pilots.

[Gilbert M. Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable to learn about the Fighter Bomber Boys

Would have enjoyed the book better if it had been edited, if it was edited that person needs to be fired.

[Roger See · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Real Scoop on P 47s

The author gives a birds eye view of what it was really like to fly and fight with a P47

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well told and interesting material.

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[Barbara Bowers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good first person narrative

Chose the rating as it was first person, somebody who actually flew the missions, dropped the bombs, saw buddies lost, suffered the PTSD.

[Bill Macaitis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read.

Great book about a part of air and ground war that has not been given the historical importance it deserves.