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Pilot's act of bravery commemorated 65 years later

from Cold Lake Sun

Pilot's act of bravery commemorated 65 years later Cold Lake Sun Nestled in a quiet, untravelled stand of boreal forest near the southern bank of the Beaver River, are the remnants of a Mitchell III B-25 aircraft. The plane’s scattered remains are located some 22 miles south west of Goodsoil, SK, in a picturesque river valley setting, comprising part of the Diamond 7 Ranch, owned and operated by Barry & Glenda Getzinger. 65 years ago, on July 18, 1955, several area ranchers, including Barry’s father (Frank Getzinger), were busy cutting hay in the meadows, adjacent to the riverbank. These men became firsthand observers of one RCAF pilot’s heroic effort to manage his doomed aircraft’s final descent. READ MORE

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