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Masters of the Air: the real history behind the new show.

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John Egan and Gayle Clevin: Inseparable Leaders in War

This chapter explores the relationship between two individuals, John Egan and Gayle Clevin, during World War II. It portrays Clevin as a strong and self-sufficient flyer with a troubled childhood, while Egan hails from a small town in Wisconsin but speaks like a New Yorker. The chapter discusses their experiences as emotional leaders and introduces another pilot who was shot down multiple times but always made it back.

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