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Finding Bella

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Lost (July 1st 2020, 8pm) My buddy Carl has been co-owner of 80 Stonysheim Lane (I will call this GZ, as in Ground Zero, no relation to September 11th) for almost ten years now.  Our decision to come out and have a drink around the campfire on July 1st 2020 didn't require to much thinking, but turned out to be a faithful one.  In attendance were Carl, our mutual friend Ray, his kids and several other friends/acquaintances.  Our dog Bella accompanied us.  Another member of our party also had a dog with them. The best single word to describe Bella is sweet.  She loves all people and all dogs.  Likely because she is half beagle, she also likes to chase pretty much everything that moves.  Squirrels and chipmunks are her favorite, but she also loves to shoo away the dear when they wander near the outskirts of our fenced in yard.  While hiking on sparsely populated trails, I will let her off leash so she can get additional exercise.  This has ...
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Known Accident Details

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Synopsis In June, 1942 a Douglas B-18A medium bomber crashed landed on Mt. Redoubt Alaska, 90 miles southwest of Anchorage.  My Grandfather, 1st LT Edward P. Clark, USAAF was the pilot. He, along with his co-pilot and two crewmen all survived the accident and after a bit of an ordeal were eventually rescued.  Included in this post is the accident report, a Saturday Evening Post article and links to other information relevant to the case. My grandfather, Edward P. Clark went on to have a 20+ year career in the Air Force, culminating in his commanding a SAC squadron of B-47 Bombers during the cold war. My father, a retired army pilot himself, had discussed on different occasions over the years the details of this accident as new information surfaced from his research.  I share his strong interest in our family history, especially history involving aviation, so I always listened attentively when this subject came up.  I am also a private powered/glider pilot. Th...
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