Title: Final flight : the mystery of a WWII plane crash and the frozen airmen in the High Sierra /
Authors: Stekel, Peter.
Publisher: Wilderness Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West,
Year: 2010
Subjects: United States. History.; Aircraft accidents Investigation Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.); World War, 1939-1945 Missing in action United States.; Missing persons Investigation Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.); Airmen United States History; Beechcraft 18 (Airplanes)
Abstract: "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.
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.