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A derelict bomber on an Actic icecap stirs a memory of an adventure of war. The Saga of 'My Gal Sal' B-17 Flying Fortress, forced down in a snowstorm on June 27,1942, with her crew of 10 and three other airmen flying to England as passengers. Pilot Ralf Stinson became a Doctor, Co-Pilot Wilson McGough is a space engineer, Radio operator Thomas Laskowski is a shoe factory employee, Bombardier Donald Bone raises wheat and cattle, Assistant radio operator Wayne Heckendorn is a TV executive, the flight engineer Carl Bauman works in a tavern, tail gunner Stephen Breining was killed in North Africa in 1943, and finally 'My Gal Sal' was named after Mary Lou Hall, known to friends as Sal, stayed single and got rich on oil. ..... 1964 LIFE Magazine Article, A2949A