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WWII--USAAF--97th BOMB GROUP--B-17 FLIGHT ENGINEER'S COMBAT & POW MEMOIR! 1st PR

WWII--USAAF--97th BOMB GROUP--B-17 FLIGHT ENGINEER'S COMBAT & POW MEMOIR! 1st PR

$ 6.33

Availability: 76 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Year: 2001
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1930-Now
  • Condition: NEAR MINT/1st PRINTING
  • Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Region of Origin: United States
  • War: WWII
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Type: Book
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    "A DISTANT PRAYER--MIRACLES OF THE 49th MISSION" is the remarkable story of Joseph Banks, a Mormon and lone survivor of his B-17 that was shot down over Germany on his 49th mission--one mission from going home. He became a POW, escaped and returned to safety. He was a B-17 flight engineer assigned to the 97th Bomb Group stationed at Foggia, North Africa. He was interned in a German POW Camp in Northern Germany. Here is his account of his missions, his imprisonment and escape. An EXTRAORDINARY read!
    Book is HARDBACK with DUSTJACKET published in 2001. It is in NEAR MINT CONDITION, is a FIRST PRINTING, measures 6 1/4" x 9 1/4", and contains 147 pages with several photographs throughout.
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