81 Days Below Zero : The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness

from nkmunn

Voice actor maybe or maybe not the best fit for this survival history - definitely not a survival story - the facts and a first person linear account of the survival story presented here could have fit in Reader's Digest, but our survivor, Leon Crane was reticent about telling his tale and what w...

from jamespurcell

Interesting,but thin, story about a kid from West Philly surviving in an Alaskan winter. Lots of background about airplanes, flying and surviving in this very cold world.

from Whiskey3pa

The story of Leon Crane surviving a B24 crash and wandering out of the deep bush in Alaska is remarkable. The lack of detail available from Crane is also notable. He seems to have pushed it all behind him or buried it deep. The book bounces between the search for remains on the site, the story of...

from Blackshoe

This book describes the trials and travails of one Leon Crane, a guy from Philadelphia who, as a pilot in the US Army Air Forces in WW2 crashed in a remote part of Alaska (but I repeat myself). It's well written and goes pretty quick as far as the writing goes. The biggest problem is that (as the...

from tgeorge2348

This is a trip back in time to an accident that occurred in interior Alaska, in the middle of winter when temperatures ranged well below zero, while the sun appeared above the horizon less than 4 hours per day. Only one person out of the crew of a WWII bomber on a test flight managed to bail out ...