Charlie Baker GeorgeBreakwater Books, 2005 - 199 pagina's Additional information from two survivors and two Sabena pilots compliment this popular bestseller. In the cold dark of an early September morning, the crew and passengers of a Sabena Airlines DC4, flight OOCBG, were brutally hurled into an experience that killed many of them and tested the strength of the survivors to incredible limits. The story of their determination to live and the masterful, courageous effort of their rescuers is a thrilling true life adventure. In the cold dark of an early September morning the crew and passengers of a Sabena Airlines DC4, flight OOCBG, were brutally hurled into an experience that killed many of them and tested the strength of the survivors to incredible limits. The story of their determination to live and the masterful, courageous effort of their rescuers is a thrilling true life adventure. |
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Foreword | 14 |
Wednesday September 18 1946 | 56 |
Friday September 20 1946 | 103 |
Saturday September 21 1946 | 118 |
Sunday September 22 1946 | 139 |
Epilogue | 158 |
Glossary of Terms | 195 |
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