{"product_id":"the-lost-squadron-a-true-story-by-david-hayes-1994-1st-edition","title":"THE LOST SQUADRON: A True Story by David Hayes 1994 1st edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE LOST SQUADRON: A True Story\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby David Hayes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 0747518262\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: medium hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: The Madison Press 1994, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 225 w x 290 h x 20 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 223\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A4\/2604\/0675\/B937\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nAn illustrated history of the amazing recovery of a fleet of World War II warplanes, frozen in Greenland for 50 years.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eIn July 1942 a squadron of brand-new American warplanes desperately needed by the Allied war effort was flying to England via Greenland and Iceland crash-landed on Greenland's vast glaciers. The crews were evacuated safely, but the aircraft had to be left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNearly forty years later, Pat Epps and Richard Taylor, two Atlanta-based aviation enthusiasts, learned of the lost squadron, Epps and Taylor located the planes - lying 260 feet below the surface and resolved to dig them out. This celebrates the spirit of adventure and the perseverance of the members of the Greenland Expedition as they bring one of the P-38s of the lost squadron home to fly the skies once again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome and colour images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nImmaculate, near new with only light wear on dust jacket, faint marks on end paper. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce locally.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55452743139620,"sku":null,"price":59.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/136005.jpg?v=1783969362","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-lost-squadron-a-true-story-by-david-hayes-1994-1st-edition","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}