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  • Mustang Ace: Memoirs of a P-51 Fighter Pilot

  • By: Robert J. Goebel
  • Narrated by: Gary Goebel
  • Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
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Mustang Ace: Memoirs of a P-51 Fighter Pilot

By: Robert J. Goebel
Narrated by: Gary Goebel
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When Bob Goebel left home to join the Army Air Corps in 1942, he was 19 years old and a high school graduate. Cadet Goebel worked his way steadily through Basic, Primary, and Advanced phases of military flight training, and found in himself an aptitude for flight. After graduation from flight school, with his new wings and new commission as a 2d Lieutenant, he and his classmates were posted to a fighter squadron defending the Panama Canal. By the spring of 1944 he was on his way to Italy and the 31st Fighter Group, one of the top fighter outfits of the war. He was also headed for a new aircraft, the legendary P-51 Mustang. After 61 combat missions now Captain Goebel was officially credited with 11 victories in his Mustang. Returning home in September 1944, he was not yet 21 years old.

Goebel's memoir is a classic of combat aviation, giving the listener a true sense of what it was like to fly and fight as a World War II fighter pilot. It covers stories about the often overlooked 12th AF in Italy, and tales of flying the classic P-51D, America's ultimate piston-engined fighter.

About the Author: Following the war, Robert J. Goebel attended college on the GI Bill, earning a degree in physics from the University of Wisconsin. Returning to the air force, he served on active duty for almost 30 years, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1966 after working on the Gemini launch vehicle for NASA. He then worked in the aerospace industry, including on the Skylab project. The author died in February, 2012, just days short of his 88th birthday. He was preceded into the unknown, in 2006, by his wife, June.

©1991 Gary M. Goebel (P)2016 Gary M. Goebel

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A must for WW2 Fighter buffs.

A superb recounting of a Mustang Pilots Pilot's WW2 experiences. Well written and well read.

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Perfectly read and easy to visualise

Loved it . Wish there was more books similar but it’s hard to find a book so well written and so well read that you feel like you are living there

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