John M. Tippets

How a Latter-day Saint survived a plane crash and 29 days in the Alaskan wilderness

By John M. Tippets

April 06, 2023 07:00 AM MDT

80 years ago, a small plane carrying Latter-day Saint Joseph Tippets and 5 others crashed in the harsh Alaska wilderness. The tiny group of survivors spent the next 29 days in the dead of winter fighting for their lives.

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