From the author of Boys, Bombs, and Brussels Sprouts and The Tumbling Mirth: Remembering the Air Force comes yet another uproarious ascent into high-altitude insanity. And this time, J. Douglas Harvey includes delightful anecdotes sent to him by "WDs" -- as enthusiastic and proud as any member of the air force, the first-ever members of the Women's Division led a life that was often tough, but always intriguing. This book contains dozens of hilarious stories from WDs who recall the days when uniforms seemed to come in just a single size -- but women had to be brave in more ways than one. There is a wealth of other incident here as well. Confessions of blunders (or hair-breadth escapes) in the air, details of disastrous parades, and stories of social occasions that were sometimes bungled -- but always enjoyed. Poems, pranks, and practical jokes are all part of this light-hearted look at the air force from pre-Royal Canadian Air Force days on.
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Autorentext
J. Douglas Harvey was born in Toronto and served for twenty-two years in the Royal Canadian Airforce (RCAF). He is a graduate of the University of Toronto and holds the distinguished Flying Cross and Canadian Forces Decoration.
He was director of Public Relations for the RCAF when he resigned in 1965 with the rank of Wing Commander. Prior to his retirement, he was also General Manager of the RCAF Association. Harvey is the author of Boys, Bombs and Brussel Sprouts, The Tumbling Mirth and Laughter-Silvered Wings, and was founding editor of Airforce magazine. J. Douglas Harvey died in January 1998.
Titel
Laughter-Silvered Wings
Untertitel
Remembering the Air Force II
Autor
EAN
9781551994789
ISBN
978-1-55199-478-9
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
09.07.2013
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
7.66 MB
Anzahl Seiten
187
Jahr
2013
Untertitel
Englisch
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