Frozen in time : an epic story of survival, and a modern quest for lost heroes of World War II / Mitchell Zuckoff.

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 vanishe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zuckoff, Mitchell
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper, [2013], ©2013.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
United States. > Army Air Forces > Search and rescue operations.
World War, 1939-1945 > Search and rescue operations > Greenland.
Search and rescue operations > Greenland.
Albatross (Amphibian planes) > United States.
Greenland > Search and rescue operations.
Physical Description:xiii, 391 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
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.
Call Number:D810.S45 G74 2013
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780062133434 (hardcover) :
0062133438 (hardcover)
Reading Program:
Accelerated Reader UG 8.2 18 18 163700