| Description |
160 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-158) and index. |
| Contents |
Mission briefing -- Old friends -- Schoolboys -- Volunteers -- Cadets -- Fighters -- Bombers -- The target for today -- V for victory -- Mission debriefing -- Photo credits -- Resources -- Index. |
| Summary |
John Leahr and Herb Heilbrun grew up in the same neighborhood, were in the same third grade class, and both were pilots in WWII; however, because of their racial differences, their lives never intersected. After 50 years, they met again and launched a mission to tell young people why race once made all the difference and why it shouldn"t anymore. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Susan Mandel Glazer. |
| Subject |
Leahr, John, 1920- -- Juvenile literature.
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Heilbrun, Herb, 1920- -- Juvenile literature.
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United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 332nd -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group (Heavy), 301st -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Heilbrun, Herb, 1920- |
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Leahr, John, 1920- |
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United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group (Heavy), 301st. |
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United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 332nd. |
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World War (1939-1945) |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American -- Juvenile literature.
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Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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African American air pilots -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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African Americans -- Social conditions -- To 1964 -- Juvenile literature.
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African Americans -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- Social conditions -- To 1964 -- Juvenile literature.
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African American air pilots. |
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African Americans -- Social conditions. |
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Air pilots, Military. |
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Military participation -- African American. |
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Ohio -- Cincinnati. |
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United States. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1964 |
| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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Juvenile works.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Fleischman, John, 1948- Black and white airmen. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, ©2007 (OCoLC)760317893 |
| ISBN |
9780618562978 (trade bdg.) |
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0618562974 (trade bdg.) |
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142873953X (BWI bdg.) |
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9781428739536 (BWI bdg.) |
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