John M. Tippets

How One Mormon Survived a Plane Crash and 29 Days in the Alaska Wilderness

By John M. Tippets

January 26, 2016 10:15 PM MST

After a small plane carrying Latter-day Saint Joseph Tippets and 5 others crashed in the harsh Alaska wilderness in January 1943, the tiny group of survivors—presumed lost at sea—would spend the next 29 days fighting for their lives.

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