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The Aviator - by Steven T Tom (Hardcover)

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  • On the University of Virginia campus, one can find a winged, twelve-foot-tall bronze statue titled The Aviator.
  • Author(s): Steven T Tom
  • 288 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography, Military

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About the Book



Jim McConnell was one of the first Americans to serve with the French during WWI, first as an ambulance driver and then as a pilot.



Book Synopsis



On the University of Virginia campus, one can find a winged, twelve-foot-tall bronze statue titled The Aviator. Curiously, The Aviator is a memorial to a UVA dropout, James Rogers McConnell.

McConnell was a fighter pilot in the famous squadron of American volunteers who fought for the French prior to US entry into World War I, the Lafayette Escadrille.

Prior to joining the escadrille, McConnell served in France as an ambulance driver. He documented the front, both on the ground and in the air in Flying for France, a bestselling book published just before his death. A modest character, Jim included very little information about himself in his book. Even while at the front, McConnell remained in regular correspondence with his family, friends, and girlfriends. A large volume of these original letters are preserved today.

Author Steven T. Tom has sifted through a mountain of primary source material to go beyond Flying for France and tell the full story of the brief but famous life of Jim McConnell.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W)
Weight: .1 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Military
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Number of Pages: 288
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Format: Hardcover
Author: Steven T Tom
Language: English
Street Date: November 28, 2025
TCIN: 1002649278
UPC: 9780764370304
Item Number (DPCI): 247-20-6895
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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