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Title
The Santa Barbara B-24 disasters
Type
Text
Monograph
Subject
Airplanes, Military--Accidents--California--San Miguel Island--History--20th century (LCSH)
Airplanes, Military--Accidents--California--Los Padres National Forest--History--20th century (LCSH)
Airplanes, Military--Accidents--California--Santa Barbara County--History--20th century (LCSH)
Aircraft accidents--California--San Miguel Island--History--20th century (LCSH)
Aircraft accidents--California--Los Padres National Forest--History--20th century (LCSH)
Aircraft accidents--California--Santa Barbara County--History--20th century (LCSH)
World War, 1939-1945--California--Santa Barbara County (LCSH)
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American (LCSH)
Santa Barbara County (Calif.)--History, Military. (LCSH)
B-24 (Bomber) (LCSH)
Language
English
Illustrative Content
Illustrations
Geographic Coverage
California
United States
Classification
LCC: TL553.525.C2 B87 2012
DDC: 940.54/4973 full
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Supplementary Content
bibliography
index
Content
text
Table Of Contents
The B-24 Liberator and its variants
A bomber crash behind the coastal mountain range
Searching for the official records
Seeking surviving crew members
Finding the needle in the haystack
The ten-hour flight that ended with an unscheduled stop
Bailout!
The search for the missing crew members of the Hat in the Ring
The board of inquiry
The war continues: onward to China
Arrival at their new home
The long journey to freedom
Unraveling the San Miguel Island mystery eleven years later
The crew members and what became of the survivors after the war
The wreck sites today.
Authorized Access Point
Burtness, Robert A. The Santa Barbara B-24 disasters