A YANKEE FLIER
IN ITALY
"WE'LL TAKE OVER NOW," STAN SNAPPED.A Yankee Flier in Italy
A YANKEE FLIER
IN ITALY
BY
AL AVERY
ILLUSTRATED BY
Paul Laune
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS :: NEW YORK
Copyright, 1944, by
GROSSET & DUNLAP, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
Printed in the United States of America
[Transcriber's note: Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright
on this publication was renewed.]
For
AVON KIRKS
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I Farewell Party 1
II Special Task 13
III Reunion 23
IV Beach-Head 38
V Prison Ship 52
VI Firing Squad 75
VII Rest Cure 90
VIII Escape 98
IX Homeward Bound 110
X Lone Eagle 127
XI Rescue 140
XII Salerno 162
XIII Night Raid 184
XIV Night Flight 200
A YANKEE FLIER
IN ITALY
CHAPTER I
FAREWELL PARTY
The party was about to break up. It had not been very successful.Lieutenant O'Malley had devoured only one blueberry pie. This meant hewas feeling far from par. He sat sprawled in a big chair that once hadbelonged to a Moslem prince, his