B-17 Flying Fortresses bombing Europe took more American lives
than any other WWII aerial action. Deadly dangerous, with all-volunteer crews facing
enemy fighters, anti-aircraft, and other hazards, the missions often ended in explosive,
flaming disaster. Thousands of young American flyers didn't come home.
Charlie "Combat" Hudson did come home after two
hazardous tours of battle action as the most highly decorated bombardier of WWII. He
was recently enshrined in a war hero museum.
Charlie didn't really double-cross the "mob" in civilian live, but
they thought he did and put him on a "hit list" from which there is seldom an
escape.
The hired killer faked the hit, got caught at it, and the matter became deadly.
Meanwhile, Hudson refused to go through life looking over his shoulder.
Flying exotic animals over pitch black jungles is very risky. Also
perilous is the daring airborne rescue of a multi-millionaire American convict from a
dingy foreign prison.
Charlie Hudson lived through these adventures as well. He reveals the true
stories, including fascinating new details, in this rousing book on the life of a
death-defying combat flyer, military and civilian. At least two motion pictures have
been made on his escapades, "Memphis Belle", and "Breakout".
He enjoys both films, but the real life in this book is even more exciting. |
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