Vanishing point : the search for a B-24 bomber crew lost on the World War II home front /
Wilber, Tom, 1958-
Vanishing point : the search for a B-24 bomber crew lost on the World War II home front / Tom WIlber. - xi, 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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"--
9781501769641 1501769642
2022036224
Airplanes, Military--Accidents--History.--Ontario, Lake, Region (N.Y. and Ont.)
Airplanes, Military--Accidents--Investigation--Ontario, Lake, Region (N.Y. and Ont.)
B-24 (Bomber)
Aircraft accidents--History--Ontario, Lake, Region (N.Y. and Ont.)--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--New York (State)
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
Vanishing point : the search for a B-24 bomber crew lost on the World War II home front / Tom WIlber. - xi, 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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"--
9781501769641 1501769642
2022036224
Airplanes, Military--Accidents--History.--Ontario, Lake, Region (N.Y. and Ont.)
Airplanes, Military--Accidents--Investigation--Ontario, Lake, Region (N.Y. and Ont.)
B-24 (Bomber)
Aircraft accidents--History--Ontario, Lake, Region (N.Y. and Ont.)--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--New York (State)
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.