Thunderbolt! (Annotated): The Extraordinary Story of a World War II Ace

by Robert S. Johnson, Martin Caidin

Thunderbolt! The Extraordinary Story of a World War II Ace is the incredible true-life story of Robert S. Johnson, one of America’s leading fighter pilot aces in World War II. His memoir is an action-packed account of how a young man from Lawton, Oklahoma went on to amass 28 enemy kills, the first US Army Air Force pilot in the European theater to surpass Eddie Rickenbacker's World War I tally of 26 enemy planes destroyed.Johnson’s vivid first-hand descriptions of close-scrapes with Goering’s elite fighters and his numerous other skirmishes makes Thunderbolt! essential reading for World War 2 and aviation buffs.

206 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 11, 2022

About the author

Robert Samuel Johnson was a fighter pilot with the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. He is credited with scoring 27 victories during the conflict flying a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.

Johnson was the first USAAF fighter pilot in the European theater to surpass Eddie Rickenbacker's World War I score of 26 victories.

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross (x8) and the Purple Heart.