{"product_id":"the-dakota-hunter-in-search-of-the-legendary-dc3-on-the-last-frontiers","title":"The Dakota Hunter: In Search of the Legendary DC-3 on the Last Frontiers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book tells the story of a Dutch boy who grew up during the 1950s in post-war Borneo  where he had frequent encounters with an airplane  the Douglas DC-3  aka the C-47 Skytrain or Dakota of World War II fame. For a young boy living in a remote jungle community  the aircraft reached the proportions of a romantic icon  as the essential lifeline to a bigger world for him  the beginning of a special bond.  In 1957 his family left the island  and all its residual wreckage of World War II  and he attended college in The Hague. After graduation he started a career as a corporate executive  and met the aircraft again during business trips to the Americas. His childhood passion for the Dakota flared up anew  and the fascination pulled like a magnet. As if predestined  or maybe just looking for an alibi to come closer  he began a business to salvage and convert Dakota parts  which meant first of all finding them.  As the demand for these war relic parts and cockpits soared  he began to travel the world to track down surplus  crashed or derelict Dakotas. He ventured deeper and deeper into remote mountains  jungles  savannas and the seas where the planes are found  usually as ghostly wrecks but sometimes still in full commercial operation. In hunting the mythical Dakota he often encountered intimidating or dicey situations in countries plagued by wars or revolts  others by arms and narcotics trafficking  warlords and con men.  This book describes his multiple expeditions in search of the remains of the Dakota legend. It takes the reader to some of the remotest spots in the world  but once there one is often greeted by the comfort of what was once the Wests apex in transportationhowever now haunted by the courageous airmen of the past.  Table of Contents  Introduction to the Douglas DC-3\/C-47\/Dakota Prologue  Chapter 1 Borneo: Born to Be Wild Chapter 2 Holland: In the Beginning Chapter 3 The US Gulf States: Jackpot and Quicksand Chapter 4 Venezuela and Honduras: Angel Falling from the Sky Chapter 5 Bolivia: El Condor Pasa . . . Chapter 6 Colombia I: Never a Dull Day Chapter 7 Madagascar: Dancing with Colonels Chapter 8 Thailand: Sinking the Dakotas Chapter 9 Alaska and the Yukon: Laventure se prolonge Chapter 10 Colombia II: Bats Out of Hell Chapter 11 Museums and Projects: The Icons of Victory  Acknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44974333001781,"sku":"ByrdShop_1612002587","price":226.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781612002583.jpg?v=1770654443","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-dakota-hunter-in-search-of-the-legendary-dc3-on-the-last-frontiers","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}