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Forgotten widow : the incredible true story of two men's efforts to recover and restore a rare World War II P-61 Black Widow night fighter against overwhelming odds  Cover Image Book Book

Forgotten widow : the incredible true story of two men's efforts to recover and restore a rare World War II P-61 Black Widow night fighter against overwhelming odds / Sharon Wells Wagner & Steve Wagner.

Wagner, Sharon Wells. (Author). Wagner, Steve. (Added Author).

Summary:

"On January 6, 1945, a P-61 Black Widow night fighter crashed into the slopes of Mount Cyclops on the island of New Guinea. Forty years later, a team from the Mid Atlantic Air Museum set out to recover the wreckage and restore the rare aircraft to its original flying condition. This is their story"--Back cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780615371818
  • ISBN: 0615371817
  • Physical Description: 133 pages : illustrations, maps, photographs ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: [Reading, PA] : Aperture Press, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Mid-Atlantic Air Museum (Reading, Pa.)
Black Widow (Night fighter plane) > Design and construction.
Airplanes, Military > Conservation and restoration > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Wyomissing.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Wyomissing Public Library 623.7464 WAG (Text) 35012001338999 Non-fiction Available -


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