{"product_id":"fateful-flight-of-the-lonesome-michael-i-darter-9780595666515","title":"Fateful Flight of the Lonesome Polecat II","description":"For 60 years the author felt much anguish and yearned to discover what happened to his only brother, S\/Sgt. Eugene F. Darter, who enlisted in the Army-Air Force after Pearl Harbor and was assigned to a B-17 crew. Just before departing for England and never to be heard from again, his brother came home and carried his newly born brother through the neighborhood on a pillow. \u003cp\u003eOver the years attempts to locate information were of no avail but the initial bonding of brothers did not diminish. Then in 2000, through a World War II B-17 web site, a summary of the aircraft's missions and a list of the 10 crewmates were discovered.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA four year intensive investigation was set into motion beginning with a shocking conversation with the crewmate who found his wounded brother in the burning aircraft and helped him bail out. Beyond all belief, eyewitnesses were located on a Dutch island that saw Eugene parachute through the mist and also saw his badly damaged B-17 roar over their heads 60 years previous.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFateful Flight of the Lonesome Polecat\u003c\/i\u003e describes the story of the B-17 crew from its formation to the end of World War II and shares the compelling and emotional search for a missing loved one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael I. Darter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595666515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595666515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Michael I. Darter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119959306495,"sku":"9780595666515","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b8f1203b-b993-430c-b8cb-19c2d7334771.jpg?v=1687411835","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fateful-flight-of-the-lonesome-michael-i-darter-9780595666515","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}