- THE BOOK - - "PASSAGE TO VALHALLA"
- Is a startling first person account of what it was like to drop bombs on other human beings - - and then to experience what it was like to be on the receiving end of those falling and exploding bombs. It was written in those fiery skies over Europe during World War II by the more than 79,265 American Airmen - - more than 79,281 British Airmen - - the unrecorded number of German Airmen - - who gave their lives in that war. These intrepid Airmen had the courage and resourcefulness to refuse to be turned back by the ferocity of battle.
- It is 320 pages of electrifying descriptions of aerial combat and more than twenty pages of actual photos. More than one reader has said "PASSAGE TO VALHALLA" is destined to be one of the most memorable classics to come out of World War II.
- THE VIDEO - - "PASSAGE TO VALHALLA"
- Is a vivid photographic account made by combat photographers who, themselves, risked their lives to obtain these pictures for all future generations to see. They had to keep the cameras running while watching their fellow Airmen falling out of their bombers - - some with their bodies on fire , others without a parachute and still trying to reach out with a helping hand. They filmed sights that no Hollywood Director could ever duplicate.
- It is a vivid account of the untold story of the rescue of more than eleven hundred (1100) POW's more than four hundred miles behind German lines in two days without a single casualty. Filmed was the German Messerschmidt 109 that Colonel Jim Gunn was bolted into to effect that rescue.
- THE PAINTING - - "THE SIEGE OF PLOIESTI"
- Is a 11" x 12" hard backed painting created by the Author who commissioned an artist to do the painting of the aerial bombing. This painting was expanded on the actual photograph of that plume of smoke - - through the smoke screen set up by the Germans - - from the oil fires caused by the exploding bombs. The original photograph was taken from another B-24 Liberator Bomber after they had released their bombs.
- B-24 LIBERATOR AND B-17 FLYING FORTRESS MODEL BOMBERS
- These models as shown are museum quality plastic models - - 1/48" scale created by the author - - are individually built and therefore are not available in great quantity. They are built on order, each bomber is carefully constructed and shipped with insurance for safe delivery. All turrets do rotate - - the guns swivel - - the propellers turn and the finish is expertly applied.
- "DESTINY DEB" piloted by Dana Varvil , co-pilot Lenus Bahti with Author Bill Fili in the nose turret was deputy 15th Air Force lead plane on the first high level to Ploiesti. All ten crew members survived being shot down on the next high level mission and were taken prisoner. Destiny Deb's crew were the lucky ones. When a bomber was shot down with ten men on board on average less than three men survived the ordeal.
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Last edited June 21, 2006
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