Publisher's Synopsis
In Peck's Bad Boys of the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, author Richard Applegate presents a little-known story about World War II which had a big impact on its outcome in the European Theater of Operations. Colonel George Peck, a determined American pilot who almost flunked out of flight training, went on to become a skillful, dedicated leader of several air reconnaissance squadrons that paved the way for the massive Allied D-Day invasion on the French coast at Normandy. Peck's Bad Boys also illuminates how the recon groups operated and the types of photo equipment they used aboard the popular P-51 Mustangs and P-38 Lightnings. The young, debonair colonel's tale is told with a mixture of humor and pathos that will keep you, the reader, engaged in the historic, fascinating events of his life. Thus, current and future generations will be able to appreciate the heroic sacrifices made by these airmen in the cause for freedom, liberty, and peace... ridding the world of the Nazi tyranny that engulfed and destroyed the lives of millions of people.
