Pushing the envelope : the career of fighter ace and test pilot Marion Carl
With award-winning writer Barrett Tillman as navigator, this autobiography of the Marine ace who made history as both a fighter and test pilot takes readers full throttle from Marion Carl's humble beginnings as an Oregon farm boy to his life as a leading-edge aviator. Carl's imposing list of "firsts" begins with his World War II career, when he garnered such commendations as first Marine Corps ace, among the first Marines ever to fly a helicopter, and first Marine to land a jet aboard an aircraft carrier. Such achievements also led to Carl's being the first living Marine admitted to the Naval Aviation Hall of Honor, as well as the first Marine to be named to the Navy Carrier Aviation Test Pilots Hall of Honor
Print Book, English, ©1994
Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Md., ©1994