Final flight the mystery of a WWII plane crash and the frozen airmen in the High Sierra
"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...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley, CA :
Wilderness Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West,
2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| 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? ..."--Page 4 of cover. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 236 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-230). |
| ISBN: | 9780899974750 0899974759 |
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