![]() ![]() An update to the B-17E know as “Swamp Ghost is also welcome. Although underrepresented in most media Veronico also includes the Hawker Tempest II, a Luftwaffe Do 17Z, a Luftwaffe Ju 88 and a Yokosuka D4Y Suisei (横須賀 彗星 Yokosuka Comet/Allied code name “Judy”) late of the Imperial Japanese Navy. His passion for history and accuracy has produced another book devoted to World War II’s historic aircraft wrecks without a bias. North American P-51 Mustang Hawker Tempest IIĜonsolidated PB2Y PrivateerĮspecially gratifying is Veronico’s coverage of the B-24 Liberator in a dedicated chapter entitled, Where did all the Liberators go? This heavy bomber, as well as its crews, often experience much less attention than deserved so it is good of Veronico to even the balance. The wide spectrum of recovery/restoration stories in Hidden Warbirds II are:ĭornier Do 17Zěirdcage Corsair Junkers Ju 88īoeing B-17ěell P-39 Airacobra Republic P-47 Thunderboltīrewster Corsair North American B-25 MitchellĜurtiss P-40N Kittyhawk There are so many stories and seemingly unlimited as well as enlightening tidbits of information. ![]() His writing is full of the details that only an excellent researcher or avid participant would know so his writing is rich and often has the reader feeling as if they had just returned from a warbird recovery mission. Nick Veronico has written about the people behind the warbirds and warbird recoveries/restorations for many years - and well. Allied as well as Axis aircraft are covered in chapter after chapter - all on glossy pages also filled with on-the-scene photos. The book is a trove of warbird recovery and restoration stories - as well as the stories of the people recovering and restoring them. Nick Veronico’s Hidden Warbirds II, his successive new title just released, fits well in the hand. ![]() A well balanced hammer, a cut glass tumbler and Hidden Warbirds II are such items. The reason they feel so good is not so much the effortless way they can be used but that one can make something happen with that one item. There are a few things which feel so good in the hand that they seem perfectly natural to hold. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team and his book on military aircraft storage (AMARG) with distinguished book awards. His homepage is Recently, the Military Writer's Society of America ( recognized Veronico's history of the U.S. He also served as the lead scriptwriter for Scrapping Aircraft Giants, a TV documentary by Daurg Productions and shown on The Discovery Channel. In addition to working in the magazine field, Veronico has collaborated with a number of today's best historians and authors and has written more than 30 books on a wide range of aviation and military topics, and local history subjects. He now works as a science and technology journalist in the San Francisco Bay Area. Subsequently, he served as editor of "Gridpoints, the quarterly publication of the NASA Advanced Supercomputing Division," which covered NASA's scientific achievements in computational physics using high performance computers. His career path lead to the high-tech industry where he worked for an embedded systems-on-a-chip magazine, Silicon Strategies. On a freelance basis, he has contributed to Air Classics, EAA Warbirds, Warbirds Worldwide, Airliner World, Classic Wings, and many others. He then went on to serve as editor of In Flight USA, contributed extensively to FlyPast magazine, and in 1994 joined Airliners: The World's Airline Magazine. Veronico got his start in aviation journalism as a freelance journalist in 1984, then joined Pacific Flyer Aviation Newspapers. Veronico comes from a family of pilots, both his mother and father held private tickets, and his brother is a commercial pilot who flies for a major airline. I am honored and humbled by the people I meet who so generously give of their time and share their stories for my projects."Īuthor Nicholas A. "I research and write for my personal enjoyment and educational enrichment. ![]()
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