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100			_aObert, David L. _98363
245			_aPhilippines defender : _ba fighter pilot's diary / _cby David L. Obert
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNorman, OK : _bLevite of Apache, _cc1992.
300			_a159 p. : _bill., _c21 x 13 cm.
336			_2rdacontent
337			_2rdamedia
338			_2rdacarrier
520			_aThen Lieutenant Obert was a P-40 fighter pilot in the 17th Pursuit Squadron based in Nichols Field at the outbreak of the war. Obert’s diary covers the day the war started through April 1942; he details his missions and his squadron’s operations in fighting the invading Japanese forces. In January 1942, he was ordered from Bataan to Del Monte Field, where he was based for two weeks. He returned to Bataan in mid-January, flew some of the few remaining planes in desperate missions against the Japanese, before being ordered to Del Monte again just before Bataan surrendered. He made a stop in Cebu, before flying on to Mindanao. He flew some of the last fighter missions in Mindanao before being ordered to Australia. His diary provides details of the life and thoughts of fighter pilots: he had married just before the war and his wife was interned in Santo Tomas. Obert died a year before his diary was published. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
546			_aEnglish
600			_aObert, David L. _vDiaries. _98364
610			_aUnited States. Army Air Forces _xBiography. _98365
650			_aFighter pilots _zUnited States _vDiaries. _98366
650			_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xAerial operations, American. _98367
650			_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xCampaigns _zPhilippines. _9391
650			_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xPersonal narratives, American. _9401
856			_3VIEW PRELIMINARY PAGES _uhttps://issuu.com/filipinasheritagelibrary/docs/rhc-013619?e=18015266/55132423
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