Frozen in time
an epic story of survival, and a modern quest for lost heroes of World War II
by Mitchell Zuckoff
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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.
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United States, United States. Army Air Forces, Search and rescue operations, World War, 1939-1945, Aircraft accidents, World war, 1939-1945, greenland, Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc., Missing in action, United states, army air forces, Greenland, history, Airplane crash survival, Military History, Greenland, Armed Forces, Rescue work, Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, nyt:hardcover-nonfiction=2013-05-12, New York Times bestsellerPlaces
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 541-543) and index.
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On November 5, 1942 a U.S. cargo plane on a routine flight slammed into the Greenland ice cap. Four days later, a B-17 on the search-and-rescue mission became lost in a blinding storm and also crashed. The U.S. military launched a second daring rescue operation, but the plane sent to find the men flew into a severe storm and vanished. This account details the fate of the survivors and their would-be saviors.
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