Title:
Vanishing point : the search for a B-24 bomber crew lost on the World War II home front / Tom WIlber.
ISBN:
9781501769641
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Ithaca, New York : Three Hills, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2023.
©2023
Physical Description:
xi, 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents:
Deep Dive -- A Boy's Dream -- Readying for War -- Into Thin Air -- The People's Story -- A Few of Fifteen Thousand -- Seekers -- Hope and Prayer -- Discovery -- Recovery -- Misplaced Memory -- Recognition.
Summary:
"On February 18, 1944, a B-24 Liberator bomber vanished while on a training mission over upstate New York. The pilot and seven crew were presumed dead after the initial search spanning Lake Ontario, the Tug Hill Plateau, and the Adirondacks, yet their final hours and ultimate resting place remain a mystery to this day"-- Provided by publisher.
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OCLC Number:
on1336888971
Availability:
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