Shootdown - By William Wheeler

Editorial Review

Walter J. Boyne, author of Eagles at War and Air Force Eagles “Bill Wheeler writes of a wonderful period that he knows well, covering both the sheer excitement of battle and the sheer wonder of young love with the same skill…”

Book description:

Bomber Pilot, a realistic and touching story, a love story, skillfully evokes atmosphere of London in 1943, as the stalwart Brits maintain a cheery bravado while bombs bring death and destruction to their magnificent city. In Bomber Pilot, the author, a former pilot in the USAF, draws on his own experience to create an original novel that is heart felt and moving.

The main character of Bomber Pilot, Lieutenant Bill Weyland achieves his goal in joining the courageous people of England in their struggle against Hitler. On his first night in London, he meets a strikingly beautiful young English woman, named Mary Charlton, a former child actress raised fatherless by a tyrannical woman.

Bill and Mary quickly realize that they cannot resist falling in love even though both have pasts that must be reconciled. As they embrace by night, they never forget that at dawn Bill must fly off to face the enemy. They have no choice but to cherish each precious moment together; their hopes for the future dare not pass tomorrow. Yet the terrible day will come when Mary must look beyond the present and make a decision that will forever change the course of her life.

The bittersweet love story Bomber Pilot contrasts dramatically with the riveting scene of aerial combat to make it an unforgettable novel of World War II.

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