Project Gutenberg 2015-12-07 Public domain in the USA. 135 Bowen, Robert Sidney 1900 1977 Bowen, R. Sidney Richard, James Robert Bowen, Robert Sydney Dave Dawson with the Eighth Air Force Dave Dawson with the 8th Air Force Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Dave Dawson with the Eighth Air Force" by Robert Sidney Bowen is a historical adventure novel written in the mid-20th century. The story follows the exploits of Dave Dawson, an American fighter pilot, as he navigates the challenges and dangers of aerial combat during World War II, particularly while serving with the Eighth Air Force in England. The opening introduces not only the main character but also sets a tone of camaraderie and tension as he deals with the unpredictable nature of war and machine failures. At the start of the narrative, Dawson finds himself in a test flight of a Lockheed Lightning, grappling with malfunctioning engines that leave him questioning the aircraft's reliability. Amidst this, he learns that his friend, Freddy Farmer, is also in trouble, struggling to land his plane due to a jammed landing gear. The two pilots face a series of mishaps which reflect a sense of foreboding about their assignment with the Eighth Air Force. As they begin to delve into the core of their experiences, they unknowingly become entwined in a larger plot involving mistaken identities and Nazi agents operating in London. This setup promises a mix of thrilling air combat and espionage as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 92.1 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text World War II Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 310179 2025-07-20T10:17:56.201449 text/html 287936 2024-10-22T23:33:00 text/html 184655 2025-07-20T10:17:59.893413 application/epub+zip 188329 2025-07-20T10:17:56.730423 application/epub+zip 176724 2025-07-20T10:17:56.458423 application/epub+zip 297020 2025-07-20T10:18:02.629383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273916 2025-07-20T10:17:59.626422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262207 2022-09-23T03:51:19.718309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292058 2025-07-20T10:17:55.518448 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 272274 2024-10-22T23:33:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17928 2025-07-20T10:18:02.753369 application/rdf+xml 24213 2025-07-20T10:17:56.532401 image/jpeg 4281 2025-07-20T10:17:56.496398 image/jpeg 175018 2025-07-20T10:17:56.229442 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