Oral History Interview with Glenn Hope, October 14, 2011
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Glenn Hope. Hope joined the Army Air Forces in 1941 and received flight training in Texas and Oklahoma in PT-19s and AT-6s. Upon completion, he was assigned to a P-40 squadron on Oahu. He was transferred to Port Moresby with the 80th Fighter Squadron, flying P-39s. The only advantage they had over Zeros was horsepower, so when Hope later became a flight instructor he taught pilots evasive maneuvers consisting of shallow dive…
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Date:
October 14, 2011
Duration:
41 minutes 24 seconds
Creator:
Hope, Glenn
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation