NOVA : Last Flight of Bomber 31 (2003)
Directed by Michael Barnes
Genres - Science & Technology |
Sub-Genres - Military & War, Tragedies & Catastrophes, Vehicles & Transportation |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Michael Hastings
The federal government devotes extensive time, effort, and money to the search for soldiers who went missing in -- and are presumed dead from -- battles dating back to the 1940s. This episode of PBS' Nova focuses on the search for the men of Bomber 31, a plane which was supposed to fly from the Arctic Circle, loaded with bombs intended for Japan, and was never seen again.
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Arctic, crew, disappearance, discovery, DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid), forensic-science, jet-bomber, Navy, pilot, plane-crash, re-enactment, secret-mission, world-war