Galloping on Wings with the P-51 Mustang

出版者:Independent Pub Group

作者:Keefe, Howie

页数:337

出版时间:2007-12

价格:$ 22.54

装帧:Pap

isbn号码:9781560276432

The famed P-51 Mustang, one of the most recognisable aircrafts of the World War II era, is at the heart of this enthralling memoir. After making extreme modifications to a surplus P-51 dubbed Miss America -- installing a race engine, adding an oversized propeller, and clipping two feet off each wing -- retired Navy pilot Howie Keefe embarked on what proved to be an extremely successful air racing career. This entertaining biography chronicles how, just as the sport began to experience an explosive period of growth, Keefe was winning trophy after trophy in air races across the country.