General LeemyÕs Circus: A NavigatorÕs Story of the Twentieth Air Force In World War II is the action-packed account of the fearless men who flew the Superforts, the B-29Õs of General Curtis LemayÕs XXI Bomber Command. The navigatorÕs role was a critical one and involved making complex directional calculations during the chaos of combat. Navigator turned author Earl Snyder was a whiz at steering pilots through the whirlwinds of skirmishes and had a knack for thinking on the fly in the middle of the storm. His unique improvisational skills earned him a place in the Circus and the important series of bombings that ended the war. This is his story.