Lucky Ace [Paperback]

John C. Mouat (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 27, 2003

Ace Roberts was, in his own words, 'The BestDamn Fighter Pilot Ever Born!" This Clark-Gable look-alike got his nickname byshooting down ten Jap Zeros in a P-40 Tomahawk in 1942 as an American mercenaryfor Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek. He reinforced this reputation in theKorean War by shooting down ten Russian-built MiG- 15's in his F-86 Sabrejet.He was, in fact, a double ace, two times over.Ace was also very, very lucky! He survived threeyears of inhuman torture in Japanese prisoner-of-war camps in World War II;being shot down behind enemy lines in Korea and a year of aerial combat in'MiG-Alley,' high above the Manchurian skies.Women were irresistibly attracted by his devilishgood looks and magnetic charm. These included Suzy, a pretty MASH nurse; AnLiu, exotic confidant to Madame Chiang Kai Slick; and, if truth be known,Madame Chiang herself!But Ace had a penchant for taking chances. He chasedtwo Chinese pilots across the Yalu River into Manchuria, shooting them down inviolation of Air Force Regulations and getting cashiered from the service forthis infraction. A year later, he vanished while flying an X-99 experimentaljet over California's High Sierras, resulting in Madame Chiang's dispatching AnLiu to assist in the search for her favorite American.Read LUCKYACE to find out if this intrepid airmancan escape his latest rendezvous with death.

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About the Author

John C. Mouat was born in 1921 in a log cabin atCuster, Montana near the battlefield where General Custer and many of histroops were massacred in 1876.During World War II, the author piloted 8thAir Force Flying Fortresses to targets in Germany and was awarded theDistinguished Flying Cross by General Curtis LeMay for bravery on a bombingmission to ball-bearing plants in Schweinfurt. He also flew combat missions in the Korean War, from 1950 to 1953.During his military career, the author was secretaryto General Dwight D. Eisenhower; congratulated by Princess Elizabeth, thefuture Queen of England; kissed by actress Hedy Lamar; and dined withGeneralissimo and Madame Chiang Kai Shek.This is Colonel Mouat's fourth book.  The first and second are titled "TALES OF THE BEARTOOTH" and describehis exciting adventures with wildlife, cowboys and dudes while owning andoperating a guest ranch in Montana's magnificent Beartooth Mountains outsideYellowstone Park.  The third is titled "FROM INDIAN FORT TO FLYING FORT - And FarBeyond" and traces his life from growing up on America's Last Frontier topiloting combat aircraft during three wars. He is currently writing a third TALESOF THE BEARTOOTH book which will be called "YELLOWSTONE BURNING" and has plans for still another in the BEARTOOTH series which will be titled "THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE BEARTOOTHS."Colonel Mouat lives with his wife, Carolynn, in CapeCanaveral, Florida.

Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (June 27, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1410742318
• ISBN-13: 978-1410742315
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,641,835 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)