The final mission of Bottoms Up : a World War II pilot's story /
Okerstrom, Dennis R., 1946-
The final mission of Bottoms Up : a World War II pilot's story / Dennis R. Okerstrom. - Columbia, Missouri ; London : University of Missouri Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (x, 254 pages) : illustrations, portraits - The American military experience series . - American military experience series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-247) and index.
Over Udine, Italy -- Krvavici, Croatia -- The 1930s -- 1941-42 -- The crew -- Overseas at last -- Spinazzola, Italy -- First combat -- Finally ... mission countdown -- It's not all combat ... -- Mission after mission after ... -- 18 November 1944 -- What hath God wrought -- "Vor you, der var iss ofer" -- Interrogation and isolation -- 8 December 1944-1 May 1945 -- 30 April-20 June 1945 -- Home at last -- Olathe, Kansas -- The crew -- Short focused -- The real work -- Pula Croatia.
On November 18, 1944, the end of the war in Europe finally in sight, American co-pilot Lieutenant Lee Lamar struggled alongside pilot Randall Darden to keep Bottoms Up, their B-24J Liberator, in the air. Over Pula in what is now Croatia, they were once more hit by German fire. Lamar all but surrendered to death before fortuitously bailing out and being captured. in 2006 Lamar received an email from Croatian archaeologist Luka Bekic who had discovered the wreckage of Bottoms Up.
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Lamar, Lee 1921-
Lamar, Lee 1921-
Bottoms Up (B-24 bomber)
United States. Army Air Forces --Biography.
Stalag Luft I.
Stalag Luft I.
United States. Army Air Forces.
Stalag Luft I
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld
1939-1945
Geschichte 1944-1945.
B-24 (Bomber)
Bomber pilots--United States--Biography.
Air pilots, Military--United States--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
Prisoners of war--United States--Biography.
Prisoners of war--Germany--Biography.
Prisoners of war--Germany--Barth.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, German.
B-24 (Bombardier)
Pilotes de bombardiers--États-Unis--Biographies.
Pilotes d'aéronef militaires--États-Unis--Biographies.
Prisonniers de guerre--Allemagne--Biographies.
Prisonniers de guerre--Allemagne--Barth.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Prisonniers et prisons des Allemands.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical.
HISTORY--Military--World War II.
Air pilots, Military.
B-24 (Bomber)
Bomber pilots.
Military operations, Aerial--American.
Prisoners of war.
Kampfflieger
Kriegsgefangener
Germany.
Germany--Barth.
United States.
Camp King
Biography
Personal Narrative
Electronic books.
Personal narratives.
Biographies.
Personal narratives--American.
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Biographies.
Récits personnels.
D790 / .O43 2011eb
940.5449 / O41f
The final mission of Bottoms Up : a World War II pilot's story / Dennis R. Okerstrom. - Columbia, Missouri ; London : University of Missouri Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (x, 254 pages) : illustrations, portraits - The American military experience series . - American military experience series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-247) and index.
Over Udine, Italy -- Krvavici, Croatia -- The 1930s -- 1941-42 -- The crew -- Overseas at last -- Spinazzola, Italy -- First combat -- Finally ... mission countdown -- It's not all combat ... -- Mission after mission after ... -- 18 November 1944 -- What hath God wrought -- "Vor you, der var iss ofer" -- Interrogation and isolation -- 8 December 1944-1 May 1945 -- 30 April-20 June 1945 -- Home at last -- Olathe, Kansas -- The crew -- Short focused -- The real work -- Pula Croatia.
On November 18, 1944, the end of the war in Europe finally in sight, American co-pilot Lieutenant Lee Lamar struggled alongside pilot Randall Darden to keep Bottoms Up, their B-24J Liberator, in the air. Over Pula in what is now Croatia, they were once more hit by German fire. Lamar all but surrendered to death before fortuitously bailing out and being captured. in 2006 Lamar received an email from Croatian archaeologist Luka Bekic who had discovered the wreckage of Bottoms Up.
9780826272676 (electronic bk.) 0826272673 (electronic bk.)
174AF4FE-59ED-40E4-A884-E258E82A0579 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
015956941 Uk
Lamar, Lee 1921-
Lamar, Lee 1921-
Bottoms Up (B-24 bomber)
United States. Army Air Forces --Biography.
Stalag Luft I.
Stalag Luft I.
United States. Army Air Forces.
Stalag Luft I
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld
1939-1945
Geschichte 1944-1945.
B-24 (Bomber)
Bomber pilots--United States--Biography.
Air pilots, Military--United States--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
Prisoners of war--United States--Biography.
Prisoners of war--Germany--Biography.
Prisoners of war--Germany--Barth.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, German.
B-24 (Bombardier)
Pilotes de bombardiers--États-Unis--Biographies.
Pilotes d'aéronef militaires--États-Unis--Biographies.
Prisonniers de guerre--Allemagne--Biographies.
Prisonniers de guerre--Allemagne--Barth.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Prisonniers et prisons des Allemands.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical.
HISTORY--Military--World War II.
Air pilots, Military.
B-24 (Bomber)
Bomber pilots.
Military operations, Aerial--American.
Prisoners of war.
Kampfflieger
Kriegsgefangener
Germany.
Germany--Barth.
United States.
Camp King
Biography
Personal Narrative
Electronic books.
Personal narratives.
Biographies.
Personal narratives--American.
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Biographies.
Récits personnels.
D790 / .O43 2011eb
940.5449 / O41f