Nanette: An Exaggeration (1978) By Edwards Park
 
Nanette was written by Edward Parks, who flew Airacobras in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) with the 41st Fighter Squadron (41st FS) "The Flying Buzzsaws". Parks begins this book with an introduction and explanation. "Practically everything in this book actually happened, so it's not really a novel. This book a wonderfully written with lavish visual descriptions and expression of the intangible feelings associated with being a young, impressionable, inexperienced, and far from home.

Nanette was the nickname of the author's P-39 Airacobra, a plane that he described the type as "She is beautiful and graceful at her best, while quirky and difficult to handle when not lovingly handled." The metaphor of women and machines drives the author's descriptions of his love affair with this quirky mate. "Even the plane's unique vibrations, like when the P-39's massive 37mm nose cannon is fired, have a mildly sexually stimulating feeling for the pilot who is nearly straddling the gun."
 
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
186 pages
In Good Condition