Signed book: The Wartime Journals of Charles A. Lindbergh. Later printing. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 1038 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page in fountain pen, “To my friend Charles H. MacDonald, who took a Zero off my tail, With appreciation, admiration, and best wishes, Charles A. Lindbergh.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/VG-.
In 1943, the famous aviator was in the Pacific as a civilian to observe fighter tactics with the 475th AAF Group. On August 1 he participated in a mission over Palau led by double-ace Col. Charles MacDonald when their P-38s encountered enemy aircraft. One of the Zeros homed in on Lindbergh’s plane and only a long shot by MacDonald forced him off. For allowing Lindbergh to fly in actual combat, MacDonald was ordered back to the States temporarily, but the two men remained lifelong friends. Lindbergh’s account of the action appears on pages 890–893 of this book. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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