xi, 236 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 21 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
United States
Date:
2010
20th century
Contents:
A body in the glacier -- Home from the mountain -- Who is the frozen airman? -- The more I know, the less I know -- Playing detective -- First discovery : 1947 -- What was recovered : 1948 -- The frozen airman is identified -- The frozen airman is not alone : August 2007 -- My report -- On the trail of the second airman -- Understanding the Beech 18 at-7 Navigator -- The boys -- Their training -- They weren't the only ones -- It rained cats and dogs all day -- Carried by flight : a scenario for disaster -- East to West : a more probable scenario -- Please remember me
Summary:
"In October 2005, two mountaineers climbing above Mendel Glacier in the High Sierra found the mummified remains of a man in a WWII uniform, entombed in the ice. The "Frozen Airman" discovery created a media storm and a mystery that drew author Peter Stekel to investigate. What did happen to the four-man crew who perished on a routine navigation training flight in 1942, 150 miles off-course from its reported destination?..."--P. 4 of cover.
