Veronico's Hidden Warbirds II, to be published this Including restoration organizations, as well as the usual general The index isīroken out by aircraft by country, museums, and U.S. Restoration/Aviation Museums, and Warbirds and Air Racing. The bibliography and index are especially helpful as is anĪnnotated list of internet resources categorized by such useful topicsĪs Aircraft Wrecks and Aviation Archaeology, Warbird The movie version of Joseph Heller's novel Catch 22 did That featured Corsairs generated fresh interest in restoring more suchĪircraft. For instance, the Baa Baa Blacksheep TV series The growth and importance of such organizations as theĬommemorative Air Force in fostering interest in warbirds is aĬonsistent theme as is the role of movies and television shows in The English Channel, New Guinea, North Africa, and the Russian steppe. Retrievable aircraft-thousands maybe- in places such as Lake Michigan, One astonishing fact is the number of potentially Veronico lists the location and status of each existing example As those sources tapped out,Įager searchers extended the hunt almost literally to the ends of theĮarth. Used after World War II, such as the P-51. Pickup trucks still recover plenty of wrecks, stash them in drivewaysĪnd garages, and restore them bit by bit.Įarly collectors obtained most warbirds from foreign air forces, Maintenance industry has evolved, although individuals with borrowed This is a democratic field, ranging from professional conservators Passion of those who go to great lengths to find, restore, and maintain Series, covering specific aircraft types in great detail, is another Recovery: The Hunt for a Rare World War II Plane in Siberia, Russia, andĬarl Hoffman's Hunting Warbirds: The Obsessive Quest for the LostĪircraft of World War II. Midwesterner in Somoza's Nicaragua, Gordon Page's Warbird Martin, So I Bought an Air Force: The True Story of a Gritty Hidden Warbirds joins such recent warbird works as W. Sources, heavy-lift cranes for hire, transportation from farflung placesĪre all detailed. Must issue permits, militaries, and landowners who must consent. He describes legal and bureaucratic problems as well: governments that Survive better than those in corrosive saltwater or extremes of weather. In such cold, dry environments as the Russian steppe, it is noted, Planes submerged in fresh water, buried in sand, or Recovery and restoration-virtually a "how-to" for theĪmbitious neophyte. This work details the art and science of World War II-era aircraft Ice, atop mountains, or the usual overgrown airport ramps and barns. Recovering aircraft wrecks from impenetrable jungles, under water or Hidden Warbirds reflects his experiences locating and He has traveled to warbird locationsĪll over the world and sponsors a warbirds bulletin board on his Wreckchasing: A Guide to Finding Aircraft Crash Sites (1992) and Veronico has written over two dozen works on aviation history, including War-birds flying, on public view, or under restoration.Ī past president of the Society of Aviation History, Nicholas The result has been tremendous growth in the number of Well-preserved aircraft are evidence of the boom in warbird recovery and Polished P-51C or the looks-ready-for-combat B-25. Like-new B-24 nearby and gaze out the waist windows at the immaculately When flip-flopped tourists crowd the radio room, I decamp to the In the beautifully restored B-17 flown into our local airport by theĬollings Foundation and commune with my favorite World War II aircraft. One of my chosen pastimes is to park myself on a summer afternoon Hidden Warbirds: The Epic Stories of Finding, Recovering &
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