Fighter Ace

Download or read book ACE! written by R. Bruce Porter and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 1998-08 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ace! is the story of Bruce Porter's life as a Marine combat fighter pilot -- from his days as a naval aviation cadet prior to World War II, through his adventures guarding the United States' forward-most line of defense in the South Pacific. Follow Porter through his exacting night-fighter training and fly with him on his rare double-kill night mission over Okinawa. Includes an introduction by "Pappy" Boyington, the man portrayed by Robert Conrad in the hit television series Baa Baa Blacksheep.