Billy Mitchell: Stormy Petrel of the Air

Billy Mitchell: Stormy Petrel of the Air
ISBN-10
1478199261
ISBN-13
9781478199267
Series
Billy Mitchell
Pages
60
Language
English
Published
2012-07-06
Publisher
CreateSpace
Author
Roger Miller

Description

On July 21, 1921, Brig. Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell circled high above the rough surface of the Chesapeake Bay, exultant witness to an event he had orchestrated and produced. Shortly after noon, the mortally wounded, former- German battleship Ostfriesland began to roll, turning completely over while air escaping from the huge hull gave sounds that some present interpreted as the sighs of a great beast dying.

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