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From Kevin Maurerthe 1 New York Times bestselling awardwinning coauthor of No Easy Daycomes the true story of a World War II bomber pilot who survived twentyfive missions in Damn Lucky an epic thrillingly written utterly immersive account of a very lucky incredible survivor of the war in the skies to defeat Hitler New York Times bestselling author Alex Kershaw

We were young citizensoldiers terribly naive and gullible about what we would be confronted with in the air war over Europe and the profound effect it would have upon every fiber of our being for the rest of our lives We were all afraid but it was beyond our power to quit We volunteered for the service and once trained and overseas felt we had no choice but to fulfill the mission assigned My hope is that this book honors the men with whom I served by telling the truth about what it took to climb into the cold blue and fight for our lives over and over again
John Lucky Luckadoo Major USAF Ret 100th Bomb Group H

Pearl Harbor Hawaii was a world away from John Luckadoos hometown of Chattanooga Tennessee But when the Japanese attacked the American naval base on December 7 1941 he didnt hesitate to join the military Trained as a pilot with the United States Air Force Second Lieutenant Luckadoo was assigned to the 100th Bomb Group stationed in Thorpe Abbotts England Between June and October 1943 he flew B17 Flying Fortresses over France and Germany on bombing runs devised to destroy the Nazi war machine

With a shrapnel torn Bible in his flight jacket pocket and his girlfriends silk stocking around his neck like a scarf as talismans Luckadoo piloted through Luftwaffe machinegun fire and antiaircraft flak while enduring subzero temperatures to complete twentyfive missions and his combat service The average bomber crew rarely survived after eight to twelve missions Knowing far too many airmen who wouldnt be returning home Luckadoo closed off his emotions and focused on his tasks to finish his tour of duty one moment at a time realizing his success was more about being lucky than being skilled

Drawn from Luckadoos firsthand accounts acclaimed war correspondent Kevin Maurer shares his extraordinary tale from war to peacetime uncovering astonishing feats of bravery during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history and presenting an incredible portrait of a young mans comingofage during the worlds most devastating war

This program includes a bonus conversation between John Lucky Luckadoo and the author