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An Evening with John Happ

Author of The Navigation Case
2023-03-01 19:00:00 2023-03-01 20:00:00 America/Chicago An Evening with John Happ Niles-Maine District Library - Commons Meeting Room A&B

Wednesday, March 01
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-03-01 19:00:00 2023-03-01 20:00:00 America/Chicago An Evening with John Happ Niles-Maine District Library - Commons Meeting Room A&B

Niles-Maine District Library

Commons Meeting Room A&B

Author John Happ reveals the drama and sacrifice expended by America’s pioneering pilots’ first ever demonstration of air superiority, during the greatest campaign in U.S. Air Force history.

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