Ragwings And Heavy Iron The Agony and the Ecstacy of Flying History's Greatest Warbirds

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1984. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0395361419 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends of the book covers have some beginning rubbing to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket hs several edge tears, nicks and spots of ground-in wear. "Caidin bought and restored to full airworthiness the oldest surviving Junkers Ju 52 aircraft, a Ju 52/3m, Serial 5489, which he named Iron Annie. Caidin was pilot-in-command of Iron Annie on November 14, 1981, when 19 people walked on one of its wings, a world record. He was one of a small number of pilots to have successfully taken off a Junkers Ju 52 in less than 400 feet (120 meters). After touring extensively among shows of vintage military aircraft, or warbirds, Iron Annie was sold to Lufthansa during 1984. The airline renamed it Tempelhof, and continues to use it today, for charter and VIP flights. Caidin chronicled the warbird restoration movement generally in Ragwings and Heavy Iron, and the restoration and further adventures of Iron Annie specifically in The Saga of Iron Annie. His novel Jericho 52 also incorporates many of his experiences with Iron Annie." (from Wikipedia) .