Gregory Liefer

Gregory Liefer, a fifth generation Alaskan, former commercial fisherman, army pilot, and author, graduated from Wrangell High School in Southeast Alaska. He attended the University of Wyoming and University of Alaska before joining the U.S. Army in 1978. During his 20-year military career Greg served as a paratrooper and helicopter pilot including two tours in Alaska. It was while flying in Alaska that he began researching and writing about aviation history. Mysteries of the North is Liefer's...See more

Gregory Liefer, a fifth generation Alaskan, former commercial fisherman, army pilot, and author, graduated from Wrangell High School in Southeast Alaska. He attended the University of Wyoming and University of Alaska before joining the U.S. Army in 1978. During his 20-year military career Greg served as a paratrooper and helicopter pilot including two tours in Alaska. It was while flying in Alaska that he began researching and writing about aviation history. Mysteries of the North is Liefer's second book. It follows Broken Wings: Tragedy and Disaster in Alaska Civil Aviation. "Missing in Alaska," a story on the disappearance of a Navy patrol plane was featured in Logbook magazine. Greg holds an FAA Airline Transport Pilot certificate and has flown more than 11,000 hours in various aircraft. Twenty-one of his 30 years flying experience has been in Alaska. Liefer continues working in Alaska with a major helicopter company on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. See less