Seven at Santa Cruz : the life of fighter ace Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa /

Seven at Santa Cruz : the life of fighter ace Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa /

"This biography details how Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa became a World War II naval hero. During the Battle of the Coral Sea, Swede flew an SBD Dauntless dive-bomber and helped sink Shoho, the first aircraft carrier lost by Japan in World War II. The next day, in that same Dauntless, he t...

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Main Author: Edwards, Ted, 1945- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Vejtasa, Stanley W., > 1914-2013.
Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CV-6)
United States. > Navy > Aviation > History > 20th century.
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Pacific Area.
Fighter pilots > United States > Biography.
Dauntless (Dive bomber) > History.
Biographies.
History.
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