This week, we feature a naval ferry pilot’s captivating chronicle of flying aircraft during World War II and a fascinating biography of an early American patriot who turned traitor.
Memoir
‘80 Percent Luck, 20 Percent Skill: My Life as a WWII Navy Ferry Pilot’
By Ralph AlshouseRalph Alshouse trained as a naval aviator during World War II, and, after earning his wings, he spent the rest of the war as a ferry pilot in VFR-2 Squadron. Now 99, he relates his experiences in this memoir. While he never saw combat, he had adventure aplenty flying Navy aircraft from the Naval Air Facility in Port Columbus, Ohio, to both coasts. Over the course of two years, he delivered 149 aircraft, and made 13 forced landings. Readers will be charmed by this adventurous “I was there” account.
