Improbable Cause

By Les Filotas

At least 248 American troops didn't make it home for Christmas when the Arrow Air charter flight bringing them home from peacekeeping duties in the Sinai blew up after refueling at Gander,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0770424880
• ISBN13: 9780770424886
• Release Date: November 1991
• Publisher: Seal Books
• Length: 553 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Arrow Air Disaster, Dec 12, 1985

The Arrow Air disaster of December 12, 1985 in Gander, Newfoundland, is still America's worst military air disaster and the worst aviation accident on Canadian soil in history. It's also still the most contentious. With the twenty-fifth anniversary of the tragedy approaching it may be a good time to read or re-read this thoroughly convincing account of the largely forgotten story behind the tragic events of that day and the shameful cover-up that followed.

Fairness in journalism

Les Filotas was a dissenting member of the CASB who would not agree to crucify the pilots of Arrow Air and blame this fatal accident on failure to de-ice. The book is well-researched and presented in an easily understood style. Too bad Mr. Filotas didn't have the political power behind him that those who buried the fusilage at the crash site did. Brave author, terrific book.