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Where Hell Freezes Over A Story of Amazing Bravery and Survival Hardcover - 2005

by David A. Kearns


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At the tail end of 1946, the United States navy sent an expedition into the stark cold of Antarctica to photograph the terrain from the air and lay claim to the huge continent at the bottom of the globe. Many of the navy's men on the expedition were fresh from service in the recently ended World War II. This is the story of nine of those men, betrayed by an enemy of another kind.
As their plane flew above that desolate continent, the weather threw a "whiteout" - a combination of a slanting sheet of ice on the land and low clouds that make it seem the air ahead is clear when it is not. The blinded plane slammed into a mountainside and exploded. Three men were killed; others were injured, most of them seriously. Their only shelter was the badly damaged fuselage. They had a food supply intended for a few-days trip, and no way to communicate with their rescuers. For thirteen days the men waited for discovery - or death. Even when they made contact with another seaplane, which led them from the air, they had to struggle, wounded as they were, several miles through blizzard winds, snow, and ice to reach safety.
David A. Kearns is the son of Bill Kearns, the pilot who was at the controls when George 1 crashed. He embarks on this harrowing tale fueled by extensive research, including interviews with survivors and their families. With a compelling narrative drive and a lot of heart, Kearns trumpets this breathtaking survival story as a shining moment in 20th century American history.

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  • Title Where Hell Freezes Over A Story of Amazing Bravery and Survival
  • Author David A. Kearns
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 304
  • Publisher Thomas Dunne Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date October 20, 2005
  • ISBN 9780312342050

About the author

David A. Kearns has been a reporter for "The Sebastian Sun, Vero Beach Press" and "Florida Today." He teaches chemistry and oceanography at the Florida Air Academy, and lives with his family in Palm Bay, Florida.
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