Frozen in time

an epic story of survival, and a modern quest for lost heroes of World War II

543 pages

English language

Published Nov. 21, 2013

ISBN:
978-0-06-225375-0
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OCLC Number:
846719283

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In Nov. 1942 a U.S. cargo plane crashed into the Greenland ice cap, the B-17 sent on the search-and-rescue mission got caught in a storm and also crashed, miraculously all nine men aboard survived. A second rescue operation was launched, but the plane, the Grumman Duck, flew into a storm and vanished. The survivors of the B-17 spent 148 days fighting to stay alive while waiting for rescue by famed explorer Bernt Balchen. Then in 2012 the U.S. Coast Guard and North South Polar mount an expedition to solve the mystery of the vanished plane and recover the remains of the lost plane's crew.

This book tells the story and fate of the survivors of a 1942 B-17 crash as they spent 148 days fighting to stay alive while waiting for rescue by famed explorer Bernt Balchen. The text contains profanity.

6 editions

Subjects

  • United States
  • United States. Army Air Forces
  • Search and rescue operations
  • World War, 1939-1945

Places

  • Greenland