(Ebook) Hunting warbirds : the obsessive quest for the lost aircraft of World War II by Hoffman, Carl ISBN 9780345436184, 0345436180

(Ebook) Hunting warbirds : the obsessive quest for the lost aircraft of World War II by Hoffman, Carl ISBN 9780345436184, 0345436180

"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.
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