Combat Aviation discussion

Combat Aviation books

Currently reading:
1. Petersen, 'Into the Tiger's Jaw. America's First Black Marine Aviator' (1998).
2. Waller, 'Wild Bill Donovan. The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage' (2011).

Currently reading:
Beyond the Call: The True Story of One World War II Pilot's Covert Mission to Rescue POWs on the Eastern Front

I'm enjoying and learning a lot from this book. It provides a first hand account of how this pilot tried to alleviate the desperate situation faced by POWs and survivors liberated from the German camps on the Eastern Front. Not a lot of documentation on these missions so I was glad to find this account. (Technically not a combat aviation mission)

jeand99 wrote: "Currently reading:
1. Petersen, ' Into the Tiger's Jaw. America's First Black Marine Aviator' (1998).
2. Waller, 'Wild Bill Donovan. The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage'..."

Both books sound interesting. What do you think of them so far?

Ad 1. I am curious how a black aviator was treated in the USA Navy. I'll start with it this evening.
Ad 2. It is a sequel to 2 books I read before (I wrote a bookreview on both): (a) Fritzroy Maclean, 'Easter Approaches' (1949; 1991 edition). (b) Artemis Cooper, 'Cairo in the War 1939-1945' (1989). One of the key organisations in both books was the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) envisioned by Donovan.

jeand99 wrote: "Ad 1. I am curious how a black aviator was treated in the USA Navy. I'll start with it this evening.
Ad 2. It is a sequel to 2 books I read before (I wrote a bookreview on both): (a) Fritzroy Macle..."

Thanks for the information. Looking forward to seeing your reviews.

after 'Devotion' just about to start John Bruning's 'Crimson Sky..' ..and looking for a combat history of IAF MiG 21s