Classic biplanes, warbirds, vintage trainers, heavy bombers, and early jet designs have become star attractions at air shows and museums, thrilling crowds worldwide. See how these historic planes are restored and preserved, in hundreds of full-color and black-and-white photographs. Compiled by an international team of experts in the field, this lavish volume covers every aspect of this fascinating subject, including reasons for preservation, how it's done, case studies of locating, retrieving, dismantling and restoring vintage planes, what it's like to pilot them, and much more.
- ISBN10 185409226X
- ISBN13 9781854092267
- Publish Date 27 April 1995
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 4 July 1997
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Orion Publishing Co
- Imprint Weidenfeld Military
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English