Ebook: Hunting warbirds : the obsessive quest for the lost aircraft of World War II
Author: Hoffman Carl
- Tags: Airplanes Military -- Collectors and collecting., World War 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations., Kee Bird (Airplane), Excavations (Archaeology), Military operations Aerial.
- Year: 2002
- Publisher: Ballantine Books
- City: New York
- Edition: 1st trade pbk. ed
- Language: English
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"Hoffman literally crisscrosses the country to track down the key players in the high-stakes warbird game. He meets a retired Midwestern carpenter who crammed every inch of his yard with now-precious warbirds during the lean years when they were considered junk; attends an air show where crowds go wild at the sight of four of the fourteen air-worthy B-17s flying in formation; speaks to pilots and mechanics, Read more...
Abstract: "Hoffman literally crisscrosses the country to track down the key players in the high-stakes warbird game. He meets a retired Midwestern carpenter who crammed every inch of his yard with now-precious warbirds during the lean years when they were considered junk; attends an air show where crowds go wild at the sight of four of the fourteen air-worthy B-17s flying in formation; speaks to pilots and mechanics, millionaire businessmen and penniless kids -- all of them ready to drop everything in pursuit of these fabled planes"--Page 4 of cover