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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45487439 Title: Hunting warbirds : the obsessive quest for the lost aircraft of World War II Author: Carl Hoffman Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, 2001. ISBN/ISSN: 0345436172 9780345436177 OCLC:45487439

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Hunting warbirds : the obsessive quest for the lost aircraft of World War II

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Hunting warbirds : the obsessive quest for the lost aircraft of World War II

Author:	Carl Hoffman
Publisher:	New York : Ballantine Books, 2001.
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	The tale of "two intense fanatics, legendary test pilot Darryl Grenamer and starry-eyed salvage wizard Gary Larkins, [who] hatched the insane idea of launching an expedition to Greenland to find the Kee Bird," a B-29 Superfortress which wrecked in 1947 on a lake of ice.
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Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Carl Hoffman Find more information about:
ISBN:	0345436172 9780345436177
OCLC Number:	45487439
Description:	x, 245 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents:	Introduction: Freeze-dried memories -- Today's the day -- Last flight of the Kee Bird -- Superfort on ice -- Warbird fever -- First come, first served -- Laboratory is open -- Living the fantasy -- Bear by the tail -- Cry uncle -- Fire and ice -- Smoke -- Precious metal -- Peculiar passion -- Sooner -- Later -- Last good machines -- Return of the Kee Bird.
Responsibility:	Carl Hoffman.
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