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Article: Searching for a needle.(locating a downed glider)(Brief Article)
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- Combat Edge
- Article date:
- July 1, 2001
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2001 U.S. Department of the Air Force. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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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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