ralph wandrey (5 Ergebnisse)

82 SS. Gr.-8°. Illustr. OLn. Einband moderat berieben. Insgesamthaft gut. Privatauflage des Verfassers, nicht häufig! - Ralph H. Wandrey was born on November 15, 1921 in Mason City, Iowa. He joined the United States Army Air Corps in 1941 and graduated from flight training in August of the following year. Deployed to the South Pacific Theater, Wandrey served with the 9th Fighter Squadron in Papua New Guinea. During his combat tour, he often flew as wingman to fellow fighter ace Richard I. "Dick" Bong. In 1944, he returned to the United States and served at Training Command Headquarters as a flying safety officer. Wandrey medically retired from the military in 1947 and spent several years being treated for renal tuberculosis. During this time, he published his autobiography, Fighter Pilot. Aufgrund der von der Europäischen Union erlassenen EPR-Handels-Erschwernisse kann in folgende Länder KEIN VERSAND mehr erfolgen: Bulgarien, Griechenland, Luxemburg, Polen, Österreich, Rumänien, Dänemark, Schweden, Slowakei, Spanien. Sollte eine deutsche Lieferadresse möglich sein, kann an diese aber problemlos geliefert werden! * * * due to EPR-Restrictions NO SHIPPING to Austria, Bulgaria, Danmark, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Slovakia and Spain * * * Sprache: Deutsch 749 gr.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. private library liquidation as new lightly read.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. First Edition. 82pp tall octavo, illustrated. A very good copy in tan pictorial cloth inscribed/signed by the author "to Ken Clark another '49er' Ralph H Wandrey" Clark was unit historian who wrote tghe introduction to their unit history"The Flying Knights, 9th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group WWII" . Wandrey was the wing man for Dick Bong in the South Pacific and flew a few times with Lindbergh. Lindbergh was an advisor.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Wandrey flew with Lindbergh and was Bong's wingman. pp94, with correction pages [31] tipped in. Frontis. DW is worn, green stain to lower spine, now in archival sleeve.