The Resource The final mission of Bottoms Up : a World War II pilot's story, Dennis R. Okerstrom
The final mission of Bottoms Up : a World War II pilot's story, Dennis R. Okerstrom
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
-
- eng
- eng
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 254 pages)
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780826272676
- Label
- The final mission of Bottoms Up : a World War II pilot's story
- Title
- The final mission of Bottoms Up
- Title remainder
- a World War II pilot's story
- Statement of responsibility
- Dennis R. Okerstrom
- Subject
-
- 1939-1945
- Air pilots, Military
- Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography
- B-24 (Bomber)
- B-24 (Bomber)
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Bomber pilots
- Bottoms Up (B-24 bomber)
- Camp King
- Electronic books
- Germany
- Germany -- Barth
- Geschichte 1944-1945
- HISTORY -- Military | World War II
- Kampfflieger
- Kriegsgefangener
- Lamar, Lee, (Edgar Lee), 1921-
- Military operations, Aerial -- American
- Personal narratives
- Personal narratives -- American
- Prisoners of war
- Prisoners of war -- Germany -- Biography
- Prisoners of war -- Germany | Barth
- Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography
- Stalag Luft I
- Stalag Luft I
- Stalag Luft I
- Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer
- United States
- United States, Army Air Forces
- United States, Army Air Forces -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German
- Bomber pilots -- United States -- Biography
- Language
-
- eng
- eng
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1946-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Okerstrom, Dennis R.
- Dewey number
- 940.5449
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D790
- LC item number
- .O43 2011eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- The American military experience series
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Lamar, Lee
- Bottoms Up (B-24 bomber)
- United States
- Stalag Luft I
- B-24 (Bomber)
- Bomber pilots
- Air pilots, Military
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Prisoners of war
- Prisoners of war
- Prisoners of war
- World War, 1939-1945
- Lamar, Lee
- Stalag Luft I
- United States
- Stalag Luft I
- Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- Air pilots, Military
- B-24 (Bomber)
- Bomber pilots
- Military operations, Aerial
- Prisoners of war
- Germany
- Germany
- United States
- Camp King
- Kampfflieger
- Kriegsgefangener
- Label
- The final mission of Bottoms Up : a World War II pilot's story, Dennis R. Okerstrom
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-247) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- 781635708
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 254 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780826272676
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 174af4fe-59ed-40e4-a884-e258e82a0579
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)781635708
- Label
- The final mission of Bottoms Up : a World War II pilot's story, Dennis R. Okerstrom
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-247) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- 781635708
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 254 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780826272676
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 174af4fe-59ed-40e4-a884-e258e82a0579
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)781635708
Subject
- 1939-1945
- Air pilots, Military
- Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography
- B-24 (Bomber)
- B-24 (Bomber)
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Bomber pilots
- Bottoms Up (B-24 bomber)
- Camp King
- Electronic books
- Germany
- Germany -- Barth
- Geschichte 1944-1945
- HISTORY -- Military | World War II
- Kampfflieger
- Kriegsgefangener
- Lamar, Lee, (Edgar Lee), 1921-
- Military operations, Aerial -- American
- Personal narratives
- Personal narratives -- American
- Prisoners of war
- Prisoners of war -- Germany -- Biography
- Prisoners of war -- Germany | Barth
- Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography
- Stalag Luft I
- Stalag Luft I
- Stalag Luft I
- Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer
- United States
- United States, Army Air Forces
- United States, Army Air Forces -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German
- Bomber pilots -- United States -- Biography
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