Hidden warbirds : the epic stories of finding, recovering, and rebuilding WWII's lost aircraft /: the epic stories of finding, recovering, and rebuilding WWII's lost aircraft. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nick Veronico.
• Other Names: Veronico, Nick, 1961-
• Contents: Introduction: how the hunt for hidden warbirds has evolved -- Up from under water -- Two of the rarest: simultaneous Navy SB2C and SBD restorations -- The last Vindicator: SB2U-2 up from Lake Michigan -- Two Navy crosses in SBD-2 Buno 2106 -- In from the jungle -- B-17E Swamp Ghost and its long road home -- Recovering the Mt. Cyclops P-61 Black Widow -- Bringing out a Betty, Judy, Tony, and a Zero -- Big Island B-18 in situ -- The frozen north -- P-38 Glacier Girl -- The Million Dollar Valley Marauders -- Alaskan Liberators: one in place, one recovered -- Lucky finds: rare warbirds in unusual places -- P-51D (F-6D) Lil Margaret -- Navy harpoon on a grass strip -- Some assembly required: B-17E/XC-108 Desert Rat -- Recovering the big fleets: squadrons return -- Rescued from a desert boneyard: the B-29s of China Lake -- Corsairs recovered from Honduras -- Latin American Mustangs fuel the warbird movement -- Epilogue: they're still out there.
• Publisher Details: Minneapolis : MBI Publishing Company LLC and Zenith Press, an imprint of MBI Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 623.74/60288; Airplanes, Military -- Conservation and restoration -- United States; Airplanes, Military -- Accidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science; Military operations, Aerial; Airplanes, Military -- Accidents; Airplanes, Military -- Conservation and restoration; United States; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781610588119; 1610588118
• Related ISBNs: 9780760344095; 0760344094
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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