Final flight : the mystery of a WWII plane crash and the frozen airmen in the High Sierra
by Stekel, Peter (Author)
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... Full description
- 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.