Project Gutenberg 2014-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 180 Du Bois, Gaylord 1899 1993 Bois, Gaylord Du DuBois, Gaylord White, J. R. (Illustrator) Barry Blake of the Flying Fortress E-text prepared by Stephen Hutcheson, Rick Morris, Rod Crawford, Dave Morgan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "Barry Blake of the Flying Fortress" by Gaylord Du Bois is a novel written in the early 1940s. The story follows the journey of Barry Blake and his friend Chick Enders as they undergo rigorous training at Randolph Field during World War II to become military pilots. Throughout their training, they encounter various challenges, both physical and mental, that test their mettle as they prepare for combat in a global conflict. At the start of the narrative, Barry and Chick arrive at Randolph Field, where they are greeted by upperclass cadets enforcing strict military discipline. The opening chapters showcase their initial struggles with the demanding environment, including hazing and the pressure to excel in flight training. Barry reflects on their friendship and experiences, while Chick grapples with feelings of inadequacy exacerbated by the sabotage of a fellow cadet, Glenn Crayle. As they adapt to the hardships of cadet life and hone their flying skills, readers gain insight into the camaraderie and resilience required of pilots during wartime. The narrative sets the stage for a more intense exploration of aerial combat and the friendships that will be tested in the face of danger. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations -- Juvenile fiction B-17 bomber -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text World War II Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 404050 2025-09-19T07:55:12.495720 text/html 381754 2024-10-24T13:08:21 text/html 1227566 2025-09-19T07:55:19.545696 application/epub+zip 1233547 2025-09-19T07:55:14.118726 application/epub+zip 206209 2025-09-19T07:55:13.306727 application/epub+zip 1349949 2025-09-19T07:55:23.489670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1315971 2025-09-19T07:55:18.455734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296654 2022-09-21T16:08:14.665293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337623 2025-09-19T07:55:11.578743 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 317682 2024-10-24T13:08:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17786 2025-09-19T07:55:23.634674 application/rdf+xml 25615 2025-09-19T07:55:13.397723 image/jpeg 4754 2025-09-19T07:55:13.350739 image/jpeg 1215217 2025-09-19T07:55:12.569767 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia