New York, New York, U.S.A.: Hyperion, 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The story of the recovery of a WW II P-38 that had ditched on a glacier in Greenland after running low on fuel. 224 pages. Includes dust jacket.

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On July 15, 1942, a squadron of six P-38 Lightnings and two B-17 Flying Fortress bombers was flying from Greenland to Iceland when they ran head-on into an Arctic blizzard. As conditions deteriorated they decided to turn back, only to then discover that the base there [Greenland] was socked in. Running desperately low on fuel the two bombers and six fighter planes crash-landed on the ice cap in the largest forced landing in history. The crews had been rescued but their brand-new warplanes were left on the ice cap. Pat Epps and Richard Taylor heard the story in August 1980. For the next twelve years, this story would lead Epps and Taylor into an extraordinary adventure that would prove more challenging then either of them would have dreamed possible. The planes lay 260 ft down, under the ice, the equivalent of a 25 story building. And no machine in existence was capable of digging hundreds of feet into solid ice to retrieve a ten-ton airplane with a fifty-two foot wingspan. Here, the story is grippingly told and lavishly illustrated with hundreds of fascinating photographs, paintings and diagrams.

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Bookseller: The Aviator's Bookshelf (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 027306
Title: The Lost Squadron: A True Story
Author: Hayes, David
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN 10: 0786860480
ISBN 13: 9780786860487
Publisher: Hyperion
Place of Publication: New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1994
Pages: 224
Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
Keywords: Aviation Military History World War II Warbirds P-38 Glacier Girl

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