Seattle Author Thaws Mystery of the "Frozen Airmen of the High Sierra"

Seattle Author Thaws Mystery of the

"Frozen Airmen of the High Sierra"

Story mountain plane crash revealed at Peter Stekel's Jan. 26  

lecture and book signing

SEATTLE, Jan. 11, 2013--On Jan. 26, Seattle author and mountaineer Peter Stekel will tell the remarkable story of how the mystery of a 1940s plane crash was revealed decades later with the discovery of frozen mummies in a California glacier. The Museum presentation is based upon his 2010 book, "Final Flight - The Mystery of a World War II Plane Crash and the Frozen Airmen in the High Sierra." Stekel's story is a gripping account that's part mystery, part history, and part personal journey to uncover the truth of what happened on an ill-fated military flight in 1942. The lecture is at 2 p.m., and is free with admission to the Museum. A free book signing follows the program.

In 2005, two mountaineers climbing above a glacier in California's High Sierra found what soon became known in the media as the "frozen airman." Stekel became fascinated with the story and began his own investigation into what happened to the four-man, U.S. Army Air Forces crew who disappeared with their Beech 18 AT-7 Navigator on a routine navigation training flight in 1942. His quest led him to the mountains, where in 2007 he discovered a second body in the glacier. The identities of the pilot and three air cadets on the crash are now known. Two crewmen have yet to be found.

For more information, please see: www.finalflightthebook.com

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