No Vertigo: Jimmy Stewart’s Stellar Record As A US Army Air Corps WW2 B-24 Pilot

James Stewart (Jimmy) led a remarkable career as both a bomber pilot and an actor. He flew some of the US’s most iconic bombers, including the B-24 Consolidated Liberator and the venerable B-52 Superfortress. He was the only Hollywood star to serve in World War II and flew 20 combat missions in heavy bombers. Not all the remarkable people in the history of aviation are pilots. Before and contemporary with Stewart was the wealthy widow Clara Adams, who was an avid pioneer of commercial flying and was the first passenger on many airships and Pan Am Clipper flights.