Kidd Hofer - The Last of the Screwball Aces, by Troy L. White
Kidd Hofer - The Last of the Screwball Aces, by Troy L. White
Kidd Hofer - The Last of the Screwball Aces, by Troy L. White
Kidd Hofer - The Last of the Screwball Aces, by Troy L. White
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Kidd Hofer - The Last of the Screwball Aces, by Troy L. White

Kidd Hofer - The Last of the Screwball Aces, by Troy L. White
Subtitled: 'The Story of Lt. Ralph K Hofer and the 4th Fighter Group in WWII'
Published by Stardust Studios in 2003, 200 pages. Large Softback - c.21.5cm by 27.5cm (A43N3)


From the rear side cover: Kidd Hofer- The Last of the Screwball Aces chronicles the experiences of Lt. Ralph Kidd Hofer, a flamboyant 8th Air Force fighter pilot who is officially credited with 29 enemy aircraft destroyed in the air and on the ground. This book puts you in the cockpit with top scoring ace Hofer and other great members of the 4th Fighter Group as they cut a swath through defending Luftwaffe fighters over Nazi occupied Europe during the pivotal aerial battles of 1943 and 1944. Through first hand accounts, official combat re­ports from both sides and over 200 photos Kidd Hofer's story is told from his beginnings in Dent County, Missouri to his last mission inJuly of 1944...

Condition of the book is generally very good. The covers have one or two minor scuffs, and some light wear along the edges and corners, but the spine is intact, and all pages are clean, intact, unblemished and tightly bound.