U.S. Coast Guard plane sets forth over the ice-crusted mountains of Alaska in the endeavor to spot the wreckage a missing aircraft. If, and when the survivors are sighted, a para-rescue squad will drop into the decolate area to administer first aid and to guide the victims to safety. The para-rescuers are equipped and trained to live for days in the icy wilderness. June 29, 1945. (Photo by The New York Times Overseas Service).