Fighter pilot - Levitt Clinton Beck
Just got in; Fighter Pilot by Lt Levitt Clinton Beck - 406th FG, 514 FS.
He was shot down on a mission just south west of Paris and spent the rest with the French resistance, trying to get back to friendly lines. The first few (!) pages are about his time in the AAF and his shoot down. (he doesn't mention his FG, but Thank You internet!) Practically the whole book is about his time with the French underground.
This book was apparently self published in 1946! After the French woman he stayed with returned his manuscript which he had written while with the underground and then buried in her back garden. The book is a hardback and in really good condition.
Funnily enough, I just checked and saw that a paperback edition is due out 28 Dec. 2007!!
Looking on the internet, I came across this picture of his downed P47 (42-8473). Taken by the guy who bought it for scrap after the war....
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