The Santa Barbara B-24 disasters : a chain of tragedies across air, land & sea / Robert A. Burtness

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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 and a second bailout -- 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

Place: California; San Miguel Island; Los Padres National Forest; Santa Barbara County; Santa Barbara County (Calif.)

Topic: Airplanes, Military--Accidents--History; Aircraft accidents--History; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; B-24 (Bomber); History, Military