TY - BOOK AU - Wilber,Tom TI - Vanishing point: the search for a B-24 bomber crew lost on the World War II home front SN - 9781501769641 PY - 2023/// CY - Ithaca, New York PB - Three Hills, an imprint of Cornell University Press KW - Airplanes, Military KW - Accidents KW - Ontario, Lake, Region (N.Y. and Ont.) KW - History KW - Investigation KW - B-24 (Bomber) KW - Aircraft accidents KW - 20th century KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - New York (State) KW - Aerial operations, American N1 - 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 N2 - "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"-- ER -