Island in the Sky
, first published in 1944, is aviator Ernest Gann's exciting, realistic novel of survival in the far north of Canada. The
Corsair,
a plane attached to the Army Air Transport Command during the Second World War, is forced to land after heavy icing of the wings makes the plane unflyable. The crew look to Dooley, the pilot for guidance in order to survive the frigid conditions, and from support bases and search aircraft, a rescue mission is mounted.
was the subject of a 1953 movie starring John Wayne.