Wheeler

Bomber Pilot is a romantic war story set during the crucial period in 1943 when the American Eighth Air Force was attempting to prove that daylight bombing was not only feasible but effective.

The pilot, Lieutenant Bill Weyland, finally achieves his long sought goal of joining the courageous people of England in their struggle against Hitler.Mary Carlton is a strikingly beautiful young English woman. She is a former child actress raised fatherless by a tyrannical mother who physically and sexually abused and exploited her.

Mary and Bill meet on his first night in London and they cannot resist an overpowering attraction that draws them together. Soon they are deeply involved in a passionate relationship. Though the love that grows between them is pure and heartfelt, they both have pasts that must be reconciled. As they embrace by night, they are never allowed to forget the ephemeral nature of wartime romance, for at dawn Bill must fly off to face the enemy. The spector of death palpably hovers between them at each parting. They have no choice but to cherish each precious moment together

Their hopes for the future dare not be past tomorrow. Yet the terrible day will come when Mary must look beyond the present to make a decision that will forever change the course of her life.The author skillfully evokes the atmosphere of London in 1943, as the stalwart Brits maintain a cherry bravado while bombs bring death and destruction to the magnificent city. This bittersweet love story contrasts dramatically with the riveting scenes of aerial combat to make Bomber Pilot an unforgettable novel of World War II.

Advance Praise for Bomber Pilot

William Wheeler served as a bomber pilot in the U.S. Eighth Air Force at a time when only one in three airmen completed their operational assignment. His experiences form the basis of the air war narrative in this novel, which equally embraces the amorous exploits of the hero and heroine. The author skillfully entwines combat and romance against a well observed background of life in wartime Britain.

Roger A. Freeman, author of The Mighty Eighth

Bill Wheeler writes of a wonderful period that he knows well, covering both the sheer excitement of battle and the sheer wonder of young love with the same skill. This is a book for those who were there, for it will recapture their memories, and it is a book for those who came after, and who need to know just how real the war was.

Walter J. Boyne, author of Eagles at War and Air Force Eagles