Searching

<p class=ql-align-justify>Searching When Songbirds Ceased to Sing shares what evolved when experiencing a traumatic year-long search for a missing aircraft and five occupants. It was October 28 1974 when brothers-in-law and twin Engine Beechcraft 414K disappeared. The aircraft serving as an air hearse was on a return flight from Gallup NM. On board were a father and his two teenage daughters involved in a fatal car/train accident being transported to their hometown Sturgis SD. for burial. When failing to arrive on schedule Rapid City Flight Service issued a Missing Aircraft Alert to all surrounding airports. The local CAP immediately began an air search which shortly broadened to include all airports in a six-state area. </p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify>Intertwined throughout the story are shared memories from a secure past. Backtracking in time served as a invaluable coping tool; when faced with ever-lasting uncertainty helplessness apprehension and fear of the unknown.</p>