So I Bought an Air Force: The True Story of a Gritty Midwesterner in Somoza's Nicaragua - Softcover

Martin, W. W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1938690362 ISBN 13: 9781938690365

Verlag: TWO HARBORS PR, 2013

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The national treasure we now call Warbirds exist today because of enterprising individuals like Will Martin. I had known of his adventure bringing back Mustangs from Central America for many years, but did not know the scope and detail of the story until reading So I Bought An Air Force. I could hardly wait to turn the page as the story unfolded." -- Rick Siegfried, Past President, EAA Warbirds of America "cover blurb"

A unique and captivating story of one man's venture into buying vintage WW II aircraft from a foreign country and flying them back to the United States for resale. I admire the talents he exhibited in carrying out this venture as a business man, aviator and diplomat. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in aviation and adventure. -- Jerry W. Tietge, B/Gen USAF (Ret) "cover blurb"

As an Air Force Stan/Eval Chief (Chief Pilot), I've had a chance to fly with, and to evaluate, a lot of highly skilled pilots. Will is one heck of a pilot; he has great instincts and a keen feeling for the machine. I have no doubt that these attributes enabled him to survive the dramatic events which unfold in "So I Bought an Air Force." -- Darrell L. Anderson, Colonel, USAF (Ret) "cover blurb"

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Nicaraguan strongman General Anastasio Somoza is making room for the modern jets sent down by his Cold War ally, the United States. Will Martin, a 34-year-old civilian pilot, has just suffered the loss of his family business in Chicago and is looking to make a fresh start. So I Bought An Air Force is the wild but true tale of how Martin buys the Nicaraguan Air Force's fleet of P-51 Mustangs, F-47 Thunderbolts, and C-45 Expeditors and his struggles to get his planes back up to the U.S. With stunning color photographs from the author's personal archive, "So I Bought An Air Force" gives the reader a vivid look at the rough-and-tumble world of 1960s Latin America from the cockpit of some of the hottest American aircraft ever built.

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• Verlag: TWO HARBORS PR
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1938690362
• ISBN 13: 9781938690365
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 259