Ben Drew

Download or read book Ben Drew written by R. R. Powell and published by Writer's Showcase Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The BOTTISHAM FOUR Mustangs of the 375th Fighter Squadron over England in July, 1944. Each of these aircraft has a story, as do their pilots. This book is about airplanes and men--Colonel Christian the commander of the 361st Fighter Group (in Lou IV) who disappeared after strafing a railroad yard; Lieutenant McCandliss who fought German jets and became a POW; the Katzenjammer Kids: Bill Kemp, a six plane ace who took on forty Luftwaffe fighters in E2S, and Ben Drew (in E2S), a six plane ace who had his toughest fight in "Suzy G", was the first to shoot down two Me 262s and sank the world's largest airplane; and Georg-Peter Eder, Luftwaffe ace who shot down more heavy bombers and had more victories flying the Me 262 than any man in history.