Wingtips in the Waist Windows - Shields, Charles Huston
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"Wingtips in the Waist Windows" is a detailed and fascinating personal account about World War II's thrilling, dangerous air combat. The pilot's diary entries and correspondence, largely between him and his then-girlfriend, reveal the build-up of aviation in World War II and the everyday lives of the folks back home. This book covers the early North African missions out of the Navarin and Oudna airfields between March and September 1943, where the official Army Air Force records have never been found.

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"Wingtips in the Waist Windows" is a detailed and fascinating personal account about World War II's thrilling, dangerous air combat. The pilot's diary entries and correspondence, largely between him and his then-girlfriend, reveal the build-up of aviation in World War II and the everyday lives of the folks back home. This book covers the early North African missions out of the Navarin and Oudna airfields between March and September 1943, where the official Army Air Force records have never been found.
Autorenporträt
Charles Huston (Hugh) Shields is the pilot's son and author. Initially, he began transcribing the plethora of his father's personal documents and the letters between his parents, intending to build a chronology of their WWII experiences to share with their grandchildren. His interest in history and curiosity about mechanical things led him deeper into the story. Hugh attended Carnegie-Mellon University and the University of Southern California (mechanical engineering), then worked in flight testing, hydraulic construction equipment, sawmill machinery, high-pressure waterjet manufacturing, and high-tech batteries.