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Item Will Close On Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 8:30:00 PM CST
Lot Number:
5929981
Category:
O23 - Histories Books
BOOK-`DING HAO` AMERICAS AIR WAR IN CHINA 1937-45 SIGNED BY COL. DAVID 'TEX' LEE HILL AVG
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David Lee "Tex" Hill (July 13, 1915 – October 11, 2007) was a fighter pilot and flying ace in World War II, with later service in Korea. Born in Kwangju, Korea, the son of Presbyterian missionaries, but raised in Texas where he graduated from Austin College in 1938. Hill earned his wings as a U.S. Naval Aviator in 1939 and joined the fleet as a TBD Torpedo bomber pilot before joining a SBD dive bomber squadron aboard USS Ranger. In 1941, he was recruited with other Navy, Army and Marine Corps pilots to join the 1st American Volunteer Group (better known by its later nickname of the Flying Tigers). He learned to fly the P-40 Warhawk in the AVG training program in Burma and did well as a fighter pilot in the 2nd Pursuit Squadron (Panda Bear) as a flight leader and then squadron commander becoming one of the top aces under the tutelage of Claire Chennault. David Lee "Tex" Hill landed his first kills on January 3, 1942 when he downed two Ki-27 Nates over the Japanese airfield at Tak, Thailand. He shot down two more on January 23rd and became an ace on the 24th when he shot down a fighter and a bomber over Rangoon. In March, he succeeded Jack Newkirk as Squadron Leader of the Second Squadron. By the time the AVG was disbanded in the summer of 1942, David "Tex" Hill was a double ace, credited with 12 ¼ victories. Book is signed and dated 1996 by Hill with dedication and career history. Book is hard bound, medium format, 1980 dated, 463pgs, photo illustrated, by Cornelius & Short. For more information on this collection go to http://www.manions.com/block.htm Condition: 7
Opening Bid Amount:
$30
Current Bid Amount:
$51
Total Bids:
6
Next Required Bid:
High Bid ---- $51 Bid Placed: 7/15/2008 9:27:58 AM
Losing Bid - $46 Bid Placed: 7/15/2008 9:27:58 AM
Losing Bid - $41 Bid Placed: 7/15/2008 9:27:53 AM
Losing Bid - $37 Bid Placed: 7/15/2008 9:27:53 AM
Losing Bid - $33 Bid Placed: 6/19/2008 9:58:07 AM
Losing Bid - $30 Bid Placed: 6/4/2008 10:10:55 AM
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