Warbird Recovery

The Hunt for a Rare WWII Plane in Siberia, Russia

Product Article by Gordon R. Page

 

 

 

Author Gordon Page takes you on a harrowing adventure to the east and west coasts of Russia in his hunt for rare World War II aircraft. Encountering greed and bribery at every turn, Page risks his safety for a lifelong dream.

I called Mike minutes after I hung up with Peter and asked him if he would join me on an adventure to Russia to acquire a Messerschmitt 109. Once again, he laughed at me. I didn’t know anyone who traveled as often as Mike or who had the expertise to recognize if I was buying a Messerschmitt 109 or a pile of junk. I practically begged him to join me, even bribing him by saying that we could come back through London for an extra day and he should plan to meet up with a long-time German friend of his who he had talked of often. Eventually, he began to take interest. He agreed to join me—but only for the three days that I had promised. I told him to prepare his passport and apply for a travel visa to Russia. We would leave within the month. He would also need a money belt. I had no desire to carry all of the cash for the purchase on my own.

Before we hung up, he asked me what my wife thought about a return trip to Russia. I told him that I was just about to go buy a few dozen roses to improve the odds of her approval but that his agreeing to go with me would go a long way with her. At least I hoped it would.

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Awarded the Editor’s Choice distinction!

Friends, 

I am happy to announce that my book, Warbird Recovery- The Hunt for a Rare WWII Plane in Siberia, Russia, is finally in print!  This story is about the efforts to chase a childhood dream to preserve history and what I faced in Russia to someday put a historic plane back into the air.  Both men and women will enjoy this easy read that has a lot of very uneasy moments… 

I want to thank all of you for your support and patience as I have put this story together, and a special thanks to all of you who helped proof read, provided testimonials and gave suggestions.  I think you will appreciate the wait on the book, and hopefully you will fully understand what we have been through to preserve some aviation history.   Enjoy the book and please tell your friends about the story and how they can buy a copy! 

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Below are images of a review of this book that appeared in the Centennial Journal.

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Follow our progress on the Spirit of Flight Center and other Warbird news at www.warbirdrecovery.com .  We have added a lot of new items in the gift shop also! 

Warm regards, 

Gordon Page

 

Photos and text © by Gordon Page