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245 14 a| The final mission of Bottoms Up :b| a World War II pilot's story /c| Dennis R. Okerstrom.;

300 a| x, 254 pages :b| illustrations, portraits ;c| 25 cm.;

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490 1 a| The American military experience series;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-247) and index.;

520 a| On November 18, 1944, the end of the war in Europe finally in sight, American co-pilot Lieutenant Lee Lamar struggled alongside pilot Randall Darden to keep Bottoms Up, their B-24J Liberator, in the air. Over Pula in what is now Croatia, they were once more hit by German fire. Lamar all but surrendered to death before fortuitously bailing out and being captured. in 2006 Lamar received an email from Croatian archaeologist Luka Bekic who had discovered the wreckage of Bottoms Up.;

505 0 a| Over Udine, Italy -- Krvavici, Croatia -- The 1930s -- 1941-42 -- The crew -- Overseas at last -- Spinazzola, Italy -- First combat -- Finally ... mission countdown -- It's not all combat ... -- Mission after mission after ... -- 18 November 1944 -- What hath God wrought -- "Vor you, der var iss ofer" -- Interrogation and isolation -- 8 December 1944-1 May 1945 -- 30 April-20 June 1945 -- Home at last -- Olathe, Kansas -- The crew -- Short focused -- The real work -- Pula Croatia.;

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The final mission of Bottoms Up : a World War II pilot's story / Dennis R. Okerstrom.

Author/creator	Okerstrom, Dennis R., 1946-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Columbia, Missouri ; London : University of Missouri Press, ©2011.
Description	x, 254 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm.
Subjects	Lamar, Lee (Edgar Lee), 1921- Bottoms Up (B-24 bomber) United States. Army Air Forces--Biography. Stalag Luft I. B-24 (Bomber) Bomber pilots--United States. --Biography. Air pilots, Military--United States. --Biography. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American. Prisoners of war--United States. --Biography. Prisoners of war--Germany. --Biography. Prisoners of war--Germany. --Barth. World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, German.

Series	The American military experience series American military experience series. ^A1092581
Contents	Over Udine, Italy -- Krvavici, Croatia -- The 1930s -- 1941-42 -- The crew -- Overseas at last -- Spinazzola, Italy -- First combat -- Finally ... mission countdown -- It's not all combat ... -- Mission after mission after ... -- 18 November 1944 -- What hath God wrought -- "Vor you, der var iss ofer" -- Interrogation and isolation -- 8 December 1944-1 May 1945 -- 30 April-20 June 1945 -- Home at last -- Olathe, Kansas -- The crew -- Short focused -- The real work -- Pula Croatia.
Abstract	On November 18, 1944, the end of the war in Europe finally in sight, American co-pilot Lieutenant Lee Lamar struggled alongside pilot Randall Darden to keep Bottoms Up, their B-24J Liberator, in the air. Over Pula in what is now Croatia, they were once more hit by German fire. Lamar all but surrendered to death before fortuitously bailing out and being captured. in 2006 Lamar received an email from Croatian archaeologist Luka Bekic who had discovered the wreckage of Bottoms Up.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-247) and index.
ISBN	9780826219480
ISBN	0826219489

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