Jet pioneer : a fighter pilot's memoir

Schneider, Carl G (author.). Corvin, Stan, Jr., (author.). Aldrin, Buzz, (author of introduction, etc.).

Summary: "Jet Pioneer: A Fighter Pilot's Memoir is the remarkable story of Major General Carl G. Schneider's thirty-two year U.S. Air Force career. Beginning in 1946 as a newly enlisted AAF private, he rose through the ranks to become a two star general; an accomplishment very few men in American history have ever achieved. This book is a fascinating look into the unprecedented career of a jet fighter pilot who flew one hundred combat mission in Korea and served in Vietnam flying combat missions with the VNAF. Filled with personal stories, Jet Pioneer: A Fighter Pilot's Memoir takes the reader along as the author recounts riveting combat missions, often humorous accounts of his Air Force career as well as the "gut-wrenching moments" of learning close friends were shot down by the enemy and killed or captured."--Back cover.

Item details

ISBN: 9780998922201
ISBN: 099892220X
Physical Description: print
xvi, 172 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Publisher: Fort Worth, TX : Southwestern Legacy Press, [2017]
Copyright: ©2017