The B-26 Goes to War: Army's Torpedo Challenge (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781546221661)

1st Lt. Bombardier, Stan joined "Chief", Lt. Col. Frank Allen's 598th Squadron, 397th Bomb Group, 9th Air Force Bombardment Division in 1944 and completed 65 combat missions over enemy held Europe. In the 1930s his young eyes were on the sky watching the Navy dirigible USS Akron and German zeppelin Hindenburg maneuver over the pine forests of New Jersey. A 1951 graduate of the University of Southern California, with a Civil Engineering degree his career included planning and construction of Dulles Int'l Airport in Virginia and aviation oriented projects in Asia, Latin America, North Africa and Europe. A photographic hobby turned into a second career, he produced documentary film lecture programs ranging from the Andes to the Alps including: Bolivia; the Philippine Islands; Italy's Lakes; Spain; Sicily; French Riviera and Corsica. Previous publication was First Over the Front, letters from France during World War One by Lt. "Billy" Schauffler, pilot First Aero Squadron and friend of the other "Billy", General William Mitchell. They learned to fly together in 1916-17. Stan is a Member Emeritus of the Explorers Club. He is at home in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.