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11 July, 1897. Three men set out in a hydrogen balloon bound for the North Pole. They never return. Two days into their journey they make a crash landing then disappear into a white nightmare.
33 years later. The men's bodies are found, perfectly preserved under the snow and ice.…
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Centers on the tragic flight of S. A. Andree and the Eagle, a hot air balloon that attempted to be the first to pass over the North Pole.
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