Fatal Crossing: The Mysterious Disappearance of NWA Flight 2501 and the Quest for Answers
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (627 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0988977214 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Closure George Heuston This is an excellent read. The details of the entire episode and the souls who endured it were meticulously researched and honestly rendered. Van Heest also struck a difficult balance: The carnage with the strings of the heart; the searches in the water and in the archives; in the lives of those ended that day; and in the loved ones who lived on, scarred by lack of closur. FATAL CROSSING CRASHES ON TAKEOFF As a retired airline's captain and researcher, FATAL CROSSING fails to provide any new or worthwhile information beyond the published 1951 C.A.B.File No. 1-0081 report. About half of this book is dedicated to a long-winded story of how some divers, using other people's money to finance a silly mission, search for junk on the bottom of Lake Michigan. The writer attempts to. Melynda J said Riveting, intense, tragicheartfelt. A fascinating piece of forgotten history has just been remembered.When Northwest Flight "Riveting, intense, tragicheartfelt" according to Melynda J. A fascinating piece of forgotten history has just been remembered.When Northwest Flight 2501 crashed into Lake Michigan on a stormy night in 1950 it was the worst airline disaster to date, but the wreckage was never found and the cause of the crash was never determined. It quickly became a historical footnote, and then it was forgotten altogether. The 58 passengers and cr. 501 crashed into Lake Michigan on a stormy night in 1950 it was the worst airline disaster to date, but the wreckage was never found and the cause of the crash was never determined. It quickly became a historical footnote, and then it was forgotten altogether. The 58 passengers and cr
Valerie spearheads MSRA’s search for ships lost off western Michigan, which has resulted in the discovery of many new shipwrecks.. She has written several books, magazine/journal articles and more than a dozen documentary films Her work has been featured in numerous books and articles as well. She is a recipient of multiple awa
As a furious squall swept down Lake Michigan on June 23, 1950, a DC-4 with 58 souls on board flew from New York toward Minnesota. Weaving past and present together through meticulous research and heart-rending interviews, V. van Heest paints a captivating portrait of the victims, vividly recreates the last few hours of Flight 2501, and reveals that the answers are sometimes found in unexpected places.. An unexpected meeting with a victim's son prompts a search of a different kind, one that would be more illuminating than submerged sections of twisted aluminum. The Navy and Coast Guard never located
Fatal Crossing just won a 2014 IPPY Silver Medal for regional nonfiction from the Independant Publishers Association