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Old August 19th 04, 11:32 PM
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Remains of fliers returned to U.S.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/m...19remains.html

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Navy plane crashed in Greenland in '62, by James W. Cra wley
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

August 19, 2004

The last missing crewmen of LA-9 are finally home.

Remains of five Navy fliers, killed 42 years when their long-range
patrol plane crashed in Greenland, have been returned to the United
States after a search team spent 11 days at the glacier crash site,
the Navy announced yesterday.

"I hope it gives families and friends some comfort and closure," said
Capt. Tom Sparks, who headed the 16-member team. "It was 100 percent
successful."

San Diego resident Don Latimer, a former crew member who transferred
just days before the fatal flight, called it "great news" for the
families of the long lost airmen.

Navy and civilian searchers, using cadaver dogs and ground-penetrating
radar, located the remains and personal effects on a rock-and
debris...

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The American War Library
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