Windows to the Wild

A Hike Back to WWII

Season 9 Episode 6 | 26m 46s

History lives on Mt. Waternomee in Woodstock, NH, where in 1942 an American B-18A bomber crashed with seven crew members aboard. Host Willem Lange hikes to the WWII site with an archeologist and a family.

Aired: 01/16/14

Rating: NR

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