The Lost Squadron: A True Story

by David Hayes

A lavishly illustrated work records the amazing reclamation of a fleet of American World War II warplanes buried in ice in Greenland since the war and recovered by two amateur aviation enthusiasts.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Aviation, Adventure

224 pages, Hardcover

First published September 29, 1994

Reviews

[Jared Bennett · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was looking for information on the history of the planes and how they got there, and then how they are now.

What I got was mostly the people who found them and their drama. It's a cool story but I don't really care if those two guys didn't agree about something and this person left a couple days early. That part of a Robert Ballard book was always kinda boring, it it's usually 40%. Here it's 90%.

[Jaff · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is such a fascinating story, all the way from the aircraft initially landing on the ice cap through to the ultimate recovery of one of the P38s. It is a little disappointing that the book doesn't cover through till Glacier Girl actually flew again but if you do read it you'll probably get an inkling as to why this may have happened. There aren't many adventures like this left!

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy read. Very good at telling a long story quickly - doesn’t get bogged down with the details. I actually liked all the pictures too.

[Valzebub · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some very fascinating parts and great pictures, but so much drama with the recovery efforts. I guess showing the reality of it was welcome, but a bit tiresome to read.

[Robert Sperduto · Rating 3 out of 5]

not a bad book. more of a coffee table book with a good story.

[John Meitner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting!