So I Bought an Air Force

So I Bought an Air Force
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Publisher : Hillcrest Publishing Group
Total Pages : 273
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ISBN-10 : 9781938690365
ISBN-13 : 1938690362
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Book Synopsis So I Bought an Air Force by : W. W. Martin

Download or read book So I Bought an Air Force written by W. W. Martin and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2013 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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