Episode 27 - The Story of Wallace Thrasher, The Drug Pilot of Fancy Gap

In this episode we tell the story of Wallace Thrasher who flew planes loaded with drugs into the mountains of Virginia until a plane crash killed a man and he himself disappeared. Did he die in his own plane crash or did he fake his death and escape to freedom? Listen to the episode and decide for yourself.

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Wallace Thrasher

Newspaper Coverage of the Fancy Gap Crash

Reports of Wallace Thrasher’s Death in Belize

Fancy Gap Plane Crash

Wanted - Wallace Thrasher

SOURCES

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