Publisher's Synopsis
The compelling and detailed personal account of Colonel Harold D Weekly, USAF (Retired), 398th Bomb Group pilot, and the last combat B-17 First Pilot of World War 2 to fly the Boeing B-17 as pilot-in-command into the new millennium. This comprehensive work combines Colonel Weekley's keen recollections with documented historical facts to describe his experiences as highly-trained US Army Air Force pilot in World War 2, notably his combat missions aboard the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress as a First Pilot flying from wartime Nuthampstead, England; his shoot down and bailout over enemy-occupied France; his escape and evasion from enemy forces; and his eventual repatriation to friendly forces. This book concludes by describing Colonel Weekley's close association with the legendary B-17 into the twenty-first century. Throughout this 352-page work, Colonel Weekley shares unabashedly his lasting love of his wife, family, and country. This book is abundantly illustrated.
