Strange pictures of forgotten plane wrecks

Eerie plane wrecks and the stories behind them.  All of the passengers aboard the planes featured in the photographs survived.  Amazing.

At first glance, "Happy End" may not seem like the most natural title for pictures of wrecked planes in forbidding landscapes, but German photographer Dietmar Eckell has a very positive outlook on what these photos represent. As described by Eckell, these pictures document 'miracles' in aviation history: forced landings where everyone on board survived and was rescued from the remote locations.  Where some might see technological failure, Eckell sees these images as testament to the ingenuity and skill of the pilots, "heroes" who managed to narrowly avert disaster.