THE JAGGED EDGE OF DUTY. A FIGHTER PILOT'S WORLD WAR II.pdf

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A Fighter Pilot’s World War II
R
OBERT
L. R
ICHARDSON
STACKPOLE
BOOKS
Guilford, Connecticut
Dedicated to peacemakers and to those who, despite their love of peace and their own natural
inclinations, fought bravely in the interest of freedom and against oppressors and those who
would destroy peace. And to those whose lives were ended, or altered, as a result of that fight.
Published by Stackpole Books
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Copyright © 2017 by Robert L. Richardson
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including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the publisher, except by a
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Richardson, Robert L., 1949- author.
Title: The jagged edge of duty : a fighter pilot’s World War II / Robert L. Richardson.
Description: Guilford, Connecticut : Stackpole Books, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016055525 (print) | LCCN 2016056106 (ebook) | ISBN 9780811718424 (hardcover : alk. paper)
| ISBN 9780811765725 (e-book) |
ISBN 9780811718424 (hardcover. : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Knepper, Alan, 1916-1943. | United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 49th—Biography. |
Fighter pilots—United States—Biography. | Lightning (Fighter plane)—Anecdotes. | World War, 1939-1945—
Aerial operations, American. | World War, 1939-1945—Campaigns—Italy. | World War, 1939-1945—Africa,
North. | World War, 1939-1945—Regimental histories—United States.
Classification: LCC D790.262 49th .R53 2017 (print) | LCC D790.262 49th (ebook) | DDC 940.54/4973092 [B] —
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LC record available at
https://lccn.loc.gov/2016055525
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for
Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992.
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Contents
Preface
Introduction
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1: GUMP
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2: Squadron Organization
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3: Two Flyers for the Fray
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4: America with No Choice Left
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5: Meet the Group
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6: Meet the Pilots
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7: Bomber Escort
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8: Losses Mount and the Mission to Palermo
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9: The P-38 Fighter Interceptor
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10: Attacks on Sardinia
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11: When Things Go Wrong
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12: Bombs at Their Fingertips
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13: Approaching Air Rule
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14: Aftermath
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15: The Search for Allan Knepper
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16: After Combat
Epilogue
Notes

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