On Nov. 18, 1942 an Army AT-7 aircraft flying from Mather Field to Corning with a four-man crew went missing. Five years later a hiker found its wreckage in the mountains of Kings Canyon National Park. Although a dog tag was found at that time, it took another 58 years to recover any of the bodies.
The discovery of the first "Frozen Airman," Leo Mustonen, made big news in 2005. The remains of a second crewman, Ernest Munn, were recovered in 2007, found by Peter Stekel, a writer who was researching the crash. His findings were documented in a blog and later in a book, Final Flight.
Stekel will discuss the story of the airmen and their ill-fated training mission this Sunday at the California State Military Museum.
What: Meet the Author, Peter Stekel
Where: California State Military Museum, 1119 2nd St., Sacramento
When: Aug. 10, 1 to 3 p.m.
Cost: The event is free with museum admission. Adults, $5; children (Age 6-17) & seniors (55+), $3; children (Age 0-5), veterans, military members (with ID) and museum members, free.
For more info: phone (916) 854-1904 or email the museum
PHOTO CREDIT: Peter Stekel with wreckage of the AT-7 aircraft that crashed on Mount Mendel in 1942. August 2007 photo by Michele Hinatsu.
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