LEADER 02598nam 2200397 450 001 9910159007103321 005 20230810001717.0 010 $a0-9983763-1-0 010 $a0-9983763-2-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000001018536 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4786793 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001018536 100 $a20170130h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aFireball $eCarole Lombard and the mystery of flight 3 /$fRobert D. Matzen 210 1$aPittsburgh, Pennsylvania :$cGoodKnight Books,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (425 pages) 311 $a0-9962740-9-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aMotion picture actors and actresses$zUnited States$vBiography 615 0$aMotion picture actors and actresses 676 $a791.43028092 700 $aMatzen$b Robert D.$01248048 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910159007103321 996 $aFireball$92892921 997 $aUNINA