[Milsurplus] [armyradios] Gibson Girl

[Bruce]

Hello All,

"Island in The Sky" is a 1953 film written by Ernest K. Gann, based on his 
1944 novel of the same name.

The film follows the crew of a C-47 Skytrain who try to survive after a 
forced emergency landing in the uncharted wilderness near the 
Quebec-Labrador border, in the extreme winter cold with temperatures 
plummeting to -40 degrees F.

The book was based on a true story about a flight on February 3, 1943.

In his autobiography "Fate Is the Hunter", Gann related the true story, and 
his role as one of the search pilots, while serving with Air Transport 
Command at Presque Isle Airfield, Maine.  (Everyone was rescued, with no 
casualties).

73, Bruce WA8TNC
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> Richard Dillman wrote:
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>  > There's a John Wayne movie that has a Gibson Girl in it. They were in
>  > an aircraft that come down on land.
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>  > RD
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>  > Richard Dillman, WPE2VT
>  > Chief Operator, Coast Station KSM
>  > Maritime Radio Historical Society
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