Fogg in the Cockpit · Howard Fogg-Master Railroad Artist, World War II Fighter Pilot

**The acclaimed painter's memoir of his experiences as a fighter pilot** **during WWII includes original illustrations and satirical cartoons by the author.**

Renowned as the world's foremost painter of railroads, Howard Fogg's career spanned half a century and some 1,200 paintings. However, few are aware of his prior career as a fighter pilot in the US 8th Air Force during World War II. Fortunately, Fogg left behind a detailed diary, which illuminates this brief but exciting chapter of his life at the controls of P-47 Thunderbolts and P-51 Mustangs.

Fogg's diary is presented here in its entirety, offering a candid glimpse into the life of a fighter pilot, both in the sky and in wartime England. Written in 1943-44, it offers an intimate perspective on his seventy-six combat missions, for which he was awarded the Air Medal with three clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross. Speaking on personal details of a pilot's day-to-day life, Fogg also discusses air combat and the strategic and political decisions that influenced the course of the war.

*Fogg in the Cockpit* also includes supplementary material by Richard and Janet Fogg, as well as illustrations by Fogg himself, including satirical cartoons and military and railroad artwork.