Death and Deliverance: The Haunting True Story of the Hercules Crash at the North PoleThis account explores the massive logistics of the most northerly air rescue ever mounted in history and chronicles the human drama associated with the crash of CC-130 Hercules transport plane on Oct. 30, 1991 (Flight Box Top 22), near Alert, Ellesmere Island. |
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