‘Tex’ Hill: Flying Tiger.

HILL, Brigadier General David Lee 'Tex' with Major Readan Schaupp; Forward by Brigaidier General Robert L. Scott.

Item Number: 145257

Spartanburg, South Carolina: The Honoribus Press, 2003.

First edition of this extraordinary autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Tex as 23rd Fighter Group commander next to the ‘Bullfrog,’ illustrated with black-and-white photographs and a map of China 1942-1945. Signed by ‘Tex’ Hill on a National Museum of Pacific War bookplate adhered to the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket illustration ‘Tigers in the Gorge’ by John D. Shaw.

In 'Tex Hill: Flying Tiger,' one of America's most famous and beloved flyers recounts his life journey through early life and beyond. With the help of his oldest grandson, Tex chronicles the early days in naval aviation, his work with America's first fighter squadron, and his later advances in Hollywood, hunting, and mineral mining. "When I read 'God Is My Copilot,' Tex Hill became one of my heroes ... This book is long overdue, and should be required reading for all flyers - in fact, for anyone who wants to read about a great American" (Donald Lopez, 75th Fighter Squardon commander & Deputy Director National Air & Space Museum).