Ben Eielson and his mechanic disappeared in November 1929 while shuttling cargo from an iced-in vessel. Harold Gillam first spotted Eielson’s wreckage; the two bodies were recovered three months later. (SPUTNIK/Alamy)
Ben Eielson and his mechanic disappeared in November 1929 while shuttling cargo from an iced-in vessel. Harold Gillam first spotted Eielson’s wreckage; the two bodies were recovered three months later. (SPUTNIK/Alamy)