Panthers Over Korea
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Panthers Over Korea (2007) is a non fiction account of George Schnitzer's experiences as a United States Navy pilot during the Korean War flying the Grumman F9F Panther Jet aircraft.
[edit] Plot Summary
This book starts with George Schnitzer's training on the Grumman F9F jet before deployment aboard the USS Antietam. Carrier Air Group 15 soon will meet the North Korean communist military. The grind of combat flying becomes quickly apparent as they attack North Korean supply lines. The North Korean gunners try to destroy the U.S. Navy Ground-attack aircraft with Anti-aircraft warfare installations. For the U.S. pilots it is not only the North Korean bullets that they face, but also the difficulty of operating jets off the World War II aircraft carrier. The flights alternate between boring and suddenly frightening as the deadly North Korean Tracer ammunition bullets chase them.
[edit] Background
The accounts given in this book take place during the Korean War and the role that George Schnitzer and U.S. Navy Aviators played in it.
[edit] External Links
Schnitzer, George "Panthers Over Korea" Publish America, Baltimore: 2007 ISBN 1-4241-7942-4
