9780912173153 - Check Six: A Fighter Pilot Looks Back von Blesse, Fredrick C. (11 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Acceptable. Item in acceptable condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

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: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Minor creasing and chipping to the dust jacket. Modearate wear to the boards. Sound binding. Clean interior pages. New mylar added to the dust jacket. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed and inscribed by author.

1987 1st edition with B&W illustrations; tightly bound in blue faux leather with gilt lettering to spine. Dust jacket not price-clipped with a little wear and tear to edges and corners. Faint yellowing/foxing to page fore-edges; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. DJ shows signs of shelf wear with light scuffing. Boards have light bumping to corners. Binding is tight. Page edges are lightly scuffed. Inteiror pages are unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed and inscribed by author.

Zustand: Very Good. Signed Copy . Very Good dust jacket. Signed by author on front endpage.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. private library liquidation mylar fine slightly read.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. Jack Fellows (Cover illustration) (illustrator). Presumed First Edition, First printing. [10], 178, [4] pages. Illustrations. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Signed by the author Boots Blesse (Fighter Ace) on fep with the additional signatures believed to be of Johnnie Johnson (the RAF Fighter Ace), Danny Browne (the American Fighter Ace who served with the Royal Canadian Air Force), von Lipsey (Marine Corps fighter pilot and Top Gun graduate), Walker M. Mahurin (Bud Mahurin--Fighter Ace) and Gabby Gabreski (Fighter Ace). A unique "aces full" collection of autographs. Frederick Corbin "Boots" Blesse (August 22, 1921 - October 31, 2012) was a United States Air Force major general and flying ace. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1945. He flew two combat tours during the Korean War, completing 67 missions in P-51s, 35 missions in F-80s and 121 missions in F-86s. During the second tour in F-86s, he was credited with shooting down nine MiG-15s and one La-9. At the time of his return to the U. S. in October 1952, he was America's leading jet ace. Blesse flew two combat tours during the Korean War; during the second tour, flying F-86 Sabres, he was officially credited with shooting down nine Soviet-made MiG-15s and one La-9. At the time of his return to the United States in October 1952, he was America's leading jet ace. During the Vietnam War, he served two further combat tours in Southeast Asia. His fighter tactics book, No Guts, No Glory, served as a standard training textbook for many years. His many awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star with two oak leaf clusters, the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He is the United States' sixth ranking jet ace.