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Many Aviators Disappear Without Leaving a Trace
A remote report recounts the fates of lost airmen from WWI era units. Col. F C Marshall and Lt. C L Weber vanished on a December cross country flight from San Diego to Tucson, with searches failing to locate wreckage or bodies. The piece recalls Pensacola balloon losses, Navy rescues, and desert and jungle mishaps, noting survivors and the slim chances of recovery.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dan
Col
F.C. Marshall
C. L. Weber
San Diego
Tucson
Arizona
Army
Navy
Papago Indian Reservation
E Cavalry
Pensacola Air Station
Quartermaster G. K. Wilkinson
Everglades
Raymond White
Carlston Field
C. W. Dannman
Kk. J. Verhauyden
St. Louis
Lake Huron
Army Air Services
Rmy
Border Patrol
F. 8. Waterhouse
C. H. Connolly
California
Gulf
Davis
Peterson
Rio Grande
Mexico
Alexander Pearson
Towers
Azores
Rockaway Station
Long Island
Hinton
Kloor
Farrell
Canada
Hudson Bay
Rockaway