Landing Was the Easy Part

Air Group 83 boarded the Aircraft Carrier The Essex on March 11, 1945. They stayed till the war ended. Lt.(jg) Edward Pappert writes about life aboard the carrier. He takes you with him on strikes against the Japanese homeland. He tells about his wingman, Lt.(jg) Vern Coumbe's being shot down, spending the night on Japanese soil and his subsequent rescue. Other true tales include: a division of Marine Pilots that can't find their way back to the carrier, the sinking of the Japanese battle ship The Yamato, the invasion of Okinawa, and others.