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04355aam a2200709 i 4500 001 A1AA89CAC78111EC88DDE91452ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220429010010 008 211102s2022 nyuaf e b 001 0beng 010 $a 2021051080 020 $a 1250274389 020 $a 9781250274380 035 $a (OCoLC)1246145844 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d TOH $d GK8 $d OCLCO $d IK2 $d GL4 $d OCLCO $d VP@ $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a ew----- $a ew----- 082 00 $a 940.54/4973 $2 23/eng/20211102 100 1 $a Maurer, Kevin, $e author. 245 10 $a Damn Lucky : $b one man's courage during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history / $c Kevin Maurer. 246 30 $a One man's courage during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b St. Martin's Press, $c 2022. 300 $a viii, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-292) and index. 520 $a "The incredible true story of John "Lucky" Luckadoo, who survived 25 missions as a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot in WWII. When Second Lieutenant John "Lucky" Luckadoo-a wide-eyed 21-year-old assigned to the Eighth Air Force's 100th Bomb Group-arrived in England, "Axis Sally," an American broadcaster employed by Nazi Germany to disseminate propaganda during World War II, welcomed his squadron by name. "This isn't your war," she told them. "You don't have any business being here, but as long as you're here we're going to teach you a lesson." And they did. Kevin Maurer's Damn Lucky tells the true story of "Lucky" Luckadoo who flew some of the deadliest missions of World War II during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history. Lucky served with the 100th Bomber Group during the early days of the bombing of France and Germany from England. His story starts with his quest to join the Royal Air Force with his best friend before the war, through 25 missions in combat over Germany to the one mission-a raid over Bremen-where Luckadoo felt like his luck had run out. The statistical chances for a heavy Bomber crew in Europe to be lost on a mission were 1-in-10. At a 25-mission tour of duty, statistically, once a flyer made it to 10 missions they were literally on borrowed time. Anyone who served a full tour and survived was remarkably lucky. Drawn from Lucky's firsthand accounts, acclaimed war correspondent and bestselling author Kevin Maurer delves into this extraordinary tale, uncovering astonishing accounts of bravery during an epic clash in the skies over Nazi Germany"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Luckadoo, John, $d 1922- 610 10 $a United States. $b Bomb Group, 100th. $b Bomb Group, 100th. 610 10 $a United States. $b Army Air Forces $v Biography. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Aerial operations, American. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Western Front. 610 10 $a United States. $b Army Air Forces $x Officers $v Biography. 650 0 $a Bomber pilots $z United States $v Biography. 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 26 952 $l ZRPA475 $d 20240425144410.0 $m NFIC 940.54 MAU 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409042310.0 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240314023527.0 952 $l CVPA586 $d 20240314011155.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010033016.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20230708011609.0 952 $l SIPD314 $d 20230630010720.0 952 $l RQPC397 $d 20230525010138.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20230425010453.0 952 $l GMPD771 $d 20230210024635.0 952 $l NYPE343 $d 20230131011025.0 952 $l YXPB162 $d 20221203072028.0 952 $l FYPI314 $d 20221102012139.0 952 $l SEPC074 $d 20220906014024.0 952 $l DMPC403 $d 20220906012617.0 952 $l RZPE145 $d 20220830010538.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20220722010148.0 952 $l CYPF706 $d 20220708010111.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20220630014121.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20220615010123.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20220604010044.0 952 $l SCPC074 $d 20220603010516.0 952 $l XBPE737 $d 20220510012346.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20220510011730.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20220507010346.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20220429010125.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A1AA89CAC78111EC88DDE91452ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search