@article{ref1,
title="A mixed methods approach for locating the missing H-209 aircraft",
journal="Polar geography (Palm Beach, Fla.)",
year="2018",
author="Safronov, Alexander N.",
volume="41",
number="2",
pages="126-138",
abstract="We investigated the disappearance of the 4-engine H-209 aircraft along its route from Moscow, Russia to Fairbanks, Alaska in August 1937 operated by Levanevsky and a crew of five people. A radiogram analysis indicates that the aircraft could have crashed in the Alaska Range and thus analysis centered on this region was performed. A mixed methods approach was used to find the missing plane, including examining aircraft radio messages, historic newspapers, and information from witnesses and participants in the H-209 search expeditions; creating a geographical information system that utilized satellite imagery, GMTED-2010 topography, knowledge of polar navigation principles using astronomical instruments, and the spatial distribution of radio signals in the Alaska Range. In one satellite image a plane crash was located near the top of the Mt. Deception and the fuselage-to-wing ratio indicates a configuration typical of low-speed cargo aircraft of the 1930s-1940s.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1088-937X",
doi="10.1080/1088937X.2018.1464077",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1088937X.2018.1464077"
}