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Fireball - Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3 (Paperback, Expanded)
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Fireball - Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3 (Paperback, Expanded)
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This fresh look at Hollywood's "Queen of Screwball,"
Carole Lombard, presents a first-ever examination of the events
that led to the shocking flight mishap that took her life on the
side of a Nevada mountain in 1942. It also provides a day-by-day
account of the struggles of Lombard's husband, Clark Gable, and
other family, friends, and fans to cope with the tragedy. In
effect, having just completed the first sale of war bonds and
stamps in the nation following its entry into World War II, Lombard
became the first Hollywood start to sacrifice her life in the War.
The War Department offered Gable a funeral service with full
military honors, but he refused it, knowing that his wife would not
approve of such spectacle. Based on extensive research rather than
gossip, this investigation further explores the lives of the
21 others on the plane, including 15 members of the U.S. Army Air
Corps, and addresses one of the most enduring mysteries of World
War II. On a clear night full of stars, with TWA's most experienced
pilot at the controls of a 10-month-old aircraft under the power of
two fully functioning engines, why did the flight crash
into that Nevada mountainside? This gripping page-turner presents
the story of the people on the plane, the friends and families left
behind, and the heroic first responders who struggled up a mountain
hoping to perform a miracle rescue. It is a story of
accomplishment, bravery, sacrifice, and loss.
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