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Bazooka Charlie

- The Unbelievable Story of Major Charles Carpenter and Rosie the Rocketer
Af: James P. Busha, Carol Apacki Engelsk Paperback

Bazooka Charlie

- The Unbelievable Story of Major Charles Carpenter and Rosie the Rocketer
Af: James P. Busha, Carol Apacki Engelsk Paperback
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A revealing biography of Lt. Col. Charles "Bazooka Charlie" Carpenter, a U.S. Army pilot who served in WWII and is most known for destroying several enemy armored vehicles in his bazooka-equipped L-4 Grasshopper light observation aircraft. 

Major Charles Carpenter made headlines during the Second World War when he affixed six bazookas to his tiny Piper L-4 observation plane and began attacking German tanks. “Bazooka Charlie” and his plane “Rosie the Rocketer” were profiled in a variety of military and civilian publications, including the iconic Stars & Stripes.

The major was a high school educator in the civilian world, teaching history and coaching football. In 1945, the dashing pilot was forced out of the cockpit and into a hospital bed by Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which was discovered in his neck. In addition to the enemy and terminal cancer, Carpenter also battled cynicism and guilt, particularly in regard to the state of his marriage, which was on the brink of failure by the time he returned home from Europe. Charles Carpenter died in 1966, having resumed his career, salvaged his marriage, and long outlived the timeline afforded him by his doctors in the initial prognosis.

This revealing biography of the famous pilot was made possible through the collaboration of noted aviation author and magazine editor Jim Busha, and Carpenter’s daughter, Carol Apacki. Along with memories of her father in his postwar years, Carol provided a treasure trove of wartime correspondence between Charles and his wife, Elda Carpenter.
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A revealing biography of Lt. Col. Charles "Bazooka Charlie" Carpenter, a U.S. Army pilot who served in WWII and is most known for destroying several enemy armored vehicles in his bazooka-equipped L-4 Grasshopper light observation aircraft. 

Major Charles Carpenter made headlines during the Second World War when he affixed six bazookas to his tiny Piper L-4 observation plane and began attacking German tanks. “Bazooka Charlie” and his plane “Rosie the Rocketer” were profiled in a variety of military and civilian publications, including the iconic Stars & Stripes.

The major was a high school educator in the civilian world, teaching history and coaching football. In 1945, the dashing pilot was forced out of the cockpit and into a hospital bed by Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which was discovered in his neck. In addition to the enemy and terminal cancer, Carpenter also battled cynicism and guilt, particularly in regard to the state of his marriage, which was on the brink of failure by the time he returned home from Europe. Charles Carpenter died in 1966, having resumed his career, salvaged his marriage, and long outlived the timeline afforded him by his doctors in the initial prognosis.

This revealing biography of the famous pilot was made possible through the collaboration of noted aviation author and magazine editor Jim Busha, and Carpenter’s daughter, Carol Apacki. Along with memories of her father in his postwar years, Carol provided a treasure trove of wartime correspondence between Charles and his wife, Elda Carpenter.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 288
ISBN-13: 9780764368707
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0764368702
Kategori: Sande fortællinger: Krigshistorier
Udg. Dato: 28 okt 2024
Længde: 25mm
Bredde: 154mm
Højde: 229mm
Forlag: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Oplagsdato: 28 okt 2024
Forfatter(e): James P. Busha, Carol Apacki
Forfatter(e) James P. Busha, Carol Apacki

Kategori Sande fortællinger: Krigshistorier

ISBN-13 9780764368707

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 288

Udgave

Længde 25mm

Bredde 154mm

Højde 229mm

Udg. Dato 28 okt 2024

Oplagsdato 28 okt 2024

Forlag Schiffer Publishing Ltd

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