Article: Searching for a needle.(locating a downed glider)(Brief Article)

Holloman AFB, N.M.--It was a bright sunny morning on May 24, 2001, when two sail plane pilots, one German and the other French, embarked on a record-setting adventure to fly from Alamogordo Municipal Air-port, New Mexico, to Denver, Colorado. Soon after their journey began, Holloman Radar Approach Control lost radar contact with the tiny aircraft and alerted the local Civil Air Patrol (CAP). CAP personnel quickly sprang into action, establishing a command post at Alamogordo Municipal Airport and organizing air and ground search parties. Over the next 4 days, the CAP flew over 50 missions, but was unable to locate the missing plane.

On the fourth day, Maj. Tim ...

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