Wings In The Hands Of The Lord: A World War II Journal

Wings In The Hands Of The Lord presents a firsthand account of 30 bombing missions during WWII. From the pilot’s log of 1st Lieutenant Louis LaHood, this is the day-by-day memoir of his Army Air Forces service as he led his nine-man crew over various targets throughout occupied Europe in 1944.

LaHood vividly captures the dangers, near misses, and tragedies he encountered as a pilot, taking off from England in the foggy gloom of early morning, and completing his deadly assignments one-by-one.

The book begins with the fortuitous chance to transfer from the walking Army to the Army Air Forces. It recounts each phase of his training: primary, basic, advanced, and transition. The training concludes with LaHood’s selection of a crew, molding them into a cohesive unit, and finally transporting them in a new B-17 to England to face the realities of war.

This is the story of a boy becoming a man, leading others through war, and how a brush with failure helped him tap into a dormant faith, which became the foundation of his leadership.

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Wings In The Hands Of The Lord: A World War II Journal

Wings In The Hands Of The Lord presents a firsthand account of 30 bombing missions during WWII. From the pilot’s log of 1st Lieutenant Louis LaHood, this is the day-by-day memoir of his Army Air Forces service as he led his nine-man crew over various targets throughout occupied Europe in 1944.

LaHood vividly captures the dangers, near misses, and tragedies he encountered as a pilot, taking off from England in the foggy gloom of early morning, and completing his deadly assignments one-by-one.

The book begins with the fortuitous chance to transfer from the walking Army to the Army Air Forces. It recounts each phase of his training: primary, basic, advanced, and transition. The training concludes with LaHood’s selection of a crew, molding them into a cohesive unit, and finally transporting them in a new B-17 to England to face the realities of war.

This is the story of a boy becoming a man, leading others through war, and how a brush with failure helped him tap into a dormant faith, which became the foundation of his leadership.

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Wings In The Hands Of The Lord: A World War II Journal

Wings In The Hands Of The Lord: A World War II Journal

by Louis LaHood
Wings In The Hands Of The Lord: A World War II Journal

Wings In The Hands Of The Lord: A World War II Journal

by Louis LaHood

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Wings In The Hands Of The Lord presents a firsthand account of 30 bombing missions during WWII. From the pilot’s log of 1st Lieutenant Louis LaHood, this is the day-by-day memoir of his Army Air Forces service as he led his nine-man crew over various targets throughout occupied Europe in 1944.

LaHood vividly captures the dangers, near misses, and tragedies he encountered as a pilot, taking off from England in the foggy gloom of early morning, and completing his deadly assignments one-by-one.

The book begins with the fortuitous chance to transfer from the walking Army to the Army Air Forces. It recounts each phase of his training: primary, basic, advanced, and transition. The training concludes with LaHood’s selection of a crew, molding them into a cohesive unit, and finally transporting them in a new B-17 to England to face the realities of war.

This is the story of a boy becoming a man, leading others through war, and how a brush with failure helped him tap into a dormant faith, which became the foundation of his leadership.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781734159912
Publisher: James R LaHood
Publication date: 01/24/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 218
File size: 6 MB

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Acknowledgment xi

1 Elation 1

2 Primary Training 15

3 Basic Training 25

4 Advanced Training 49

5 Transition Training 61

6 Assignment 75

7 Farewell Salute to Home 85

8 East to Debarkation Center 87

9 Destination Ireland 89

10 Night Flight Over the Ocean 95

11 Landfall 101

12 Dismal Christmas 105

13 War — First Glimpse 107

14 Preparing for Missions 109

15 Life at Bassingbourn 111

16 Diary: Bombing Missions 115

Record of Missions 177

17 Homeward Bound 185

18 Closing the Circle 187

19 A Civilian Once Again 193

Epilogue 197

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