Kris,

I suggest going over to your nearest university library or historical
society and checking through the newspaper indexes of the time (local
newspapers or statewide ones).


At 06:31 PM 1/2/02 -0800, you wrote:
>Hello Histarchers:
>
>Anyway, I've got a problem for any Alaska aviation history buffs on the
>list.  I'm trying to find confirmation on whether or not the first fatal
>plane crash in Alaska happened at Livengood.  I've talked to some AK
>aviation historians, and they all seem fairly certain--although never
>100% sure--that said crash did happen at Livengood.  One of them even
>gave me what he thought was the name of the pilot--Ed Young.  I've
>looked through a few books on AK aviation history, but none of them seem
>to mention this rather significant event; the death of Ben Eielson seems
>to get all the press.  I'm at my wits' end here.  Can anybody confirm
>this information, either in the positive or negative?  And give me some
>book or article to reference it to?


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