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Frozen airman's body headed home; remains identified from crash



 
 
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Old February 12th 06, 01:34 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate...n/13794675.htm

The remains of an airman who was lost in November 1942 were finally
identified today.

22 Year old Leo Mustonen of Brainerd Minnesota, an airman who's body laid
undisturbed for 63 years in a California snowpack, deep in the High Sierra,
was finally identified positively after its discovery in October 2005.

Read the whole thing!



Hat tip - http://varifrank.com/archives/2006/0...irman_no_l.php (Damn
good commentary, too)


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Old February 12th 06, 11:18 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Very interesting Matt. Thanks for sharing.

The Monk

 




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