Download or read book Pan Am Ferry Tales written by W. Gordon Schmitt and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War II, an eccentric band of barnstormers, stunt flyers and commercial pilots joined military recruits to form the Pan American Air Ferries. These civilian pilots helped develop a strategically crucial and highly efficient system for shuttling aircraft to Allied forces around the world that contributed significantly to key campaigns throughout the war. W. Gordon Schmitt's engaging, often amusing memoir recounts the close calls and indelible characters he encountered as navigator in the PAAF, from Brazil to Africa to the Middle East and beyond.