G.I. Joe Timeless Collection II Rescue of the Lost Squadron 12" Action Figure

This figure from GI Joe Timeless Collection II includes a 12 Inch Figure with 3 To-Scale Sled Dogs, Sled, Weapons, and Other Arctic Styled Accessories.

RESCUE OF THE LOST SQUADRON™

In 1942, the first year of World War II, 25 Army Air Corps crewmen were forced down on the Greenland Icecap by severe Arctic weather conditions. Base command made little progress in rescuing these men from behind an iceberg-lined glacial barrier, and called on a small Army weather station located north of the crash site. The five-man rescue team took little time to prepare for this unconventional mission and were soon floating in their wooden boat through fields of floes with monstrous icebergs looming overhead, reaching the icy shore four days later. They were eventually met by Greenland's U.S. Navy PBY, who followed the coastline to assist in the rescue by air. With skis, sled and sled dogs, the troop scaled the treacherous cliff of Greenland's mammoth Icecap and successfully rescued the 25 airmen, with no loss of life or even a serious injury, becoming the largest successful rescue mission in Air Force history.

G.I. Joe salutes the brave men in the Rescue of the Lost Squadron.

In 1965, G.I. Joe Action Soldier embarked on his first mountain mission, fully equipped for the frozen terrain and frigid temperatures, in complete arctic gear. Deployed again in 1969, G.I. Joe now included a snow sled, huskies and a specially designed polar outfit for trudging through glacial regions.

A G.I. Joe was prepared for special assignment anytime, anywhere. The original battle cry of the 1960s can still be heard: "G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe- fighting man from head to toe. On the land, on the sea, in the air...".

35th Anniversary Series - Timeless Collection II - 1999 Hasbro - 1999 G I Joe Timeless Collection 2 Rescue of the Lost Squadron 12" Action Figure Set - Figures and Accessories Reminiscent of the Golden Age of G.I. Joe

Box has scuffing, creasing, edge wear, and some small tearing.