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LTC Barbara Lauen, 401st Services Squadron commander, assists Ethiopian accident investigators as they attempt to identify the remains of aircraft crash victims at a temporary mortuary/identification center set up at Bole Airport. The remains of Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and other passengers were discovered following a three-day search and rescue mission which had been initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

Dental pathologist LT. COL. Roger Smith, a dental pathologist with the 316th Air Division, and an assistant study dental X-rays in an attempt to identify the remains of Texas Representative George (Mickey) Leland and 15 members of his delegation. Leland and the others were killed when their plane crashed in a mountainous region as they were en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

Recovery team members unload tent poles from an Ethiopian C-130 Hercules aircraft at Gambela South Airport, center of operations for forces that have arrived to recover the bodies of Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. A search was initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. The efforts resulted in discovery of the downed aircraft on a remote mountainside

Recovery team members are lowered from an HH-60A Night Hawk helicopter to the crash site of the aircraft transporting Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. The wreckage was located following three days of search and rescue efforts, initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. All passengers aboard the aircraft lost their lives in the crash

Recovery team members are lowered from an HH-60A Night Hawk helicopter to the crash site of the aircraft transporting Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. The wreckage was located following three days of search and rescue efforts, initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. All passengers aboard the aircraft lost their lives in the crash

An HC-130P Hercules aircraft stands in the background with engines running as members of a recovery team walk along the flight line following their arrival at Gambela South Airport. The airport is the center of operations for forces that have arrived to recover the bodies of Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. A search was initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. The efforts resulted in discovery of the downed aircraft on a remote mountainside

A recovery team member is lowered from an HH-60A Night Hawk helicopter to the crash site of the aircraft transporting Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. The wreckage was located following three days of search and rescue efforts, initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. All passengers aboard the aircraft lost their lives in the crash

A recovery crew is lowered from an HH-60A Night Hawk helicopter to the crash site of the aircraft transporting Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. The wreckage was located following three days of search and rescue efforts, initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. All passengers aboard the aircraft lost their lives in the crash

SGT Rodney Rivers, 1ST Special Operations Wing, installs an antenna on the roof of the Hilton Hotel for radio communications between the embassy control center, located at the hotel, and Bole Airport. The communications equipment is needed for search and rescue units taking part in a mission to locate Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. A search was initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

LTC Roger Smith, a dental pathologist with the 316th Air Division, discusses dental X-rays with a member of the Air Force Institute of Pathology. The two men are part of a joint team of Ethiopian and American specialists is attempting to identify the remains of aircraft crash victims including Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland. The remains were discovered following a three-day search and rescue mission which had been initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

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Base: Addis Ababa

Country: Ethiopia (ETH)

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson

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An air-to-air right side view of four 318th Fighter Interceptor Squadron T-33 Shooting Star aircraft in formation near McChord Air Force Base with Mount Wilson in the background. Brigadier General (BGEN) John M. Davey, commander, 25th Air Division, pilot

U.S. Navy Legalman 1ST Class Chris Holt and his wife takes a photo with film, stage and singing star Mickey Rooney and his wife Jan (right), during their visit to MayportΘs United Services Organization (USO) office. This visit is in conjunction with the RooneyΘs participation in the USOΘs 65th anniversary event taking place in Jacksonville, Fla., over the weekend. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class Toiete Jackson (Released)

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An HC-130P Hercules aircraft stands in the background with engines running as members of a recovery team walk along the flight line following their arrival at Gambela South Airport. The airport is the center of operations for forces that have arrived to recover the bodies of Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. A search was initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. The efforts resulted in discovery of the downed aircraft on a remote mountainside

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CPT Kymberle McElwee, 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron mission crew director, watches loading operations as a Military Airlift Command C-141B Starlifter aircraft is readied for a flight to Pakistan. The 2nd AFS will be providing medical assistance to those Afghan refugees and mujaheddin fighters who are being transported to the United States and Canada for specialized treatment.

The Mahdi or For the Victoria cross

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ltc roger smith ltc roger smith pathologist division air division x rays member institute air force institute pathology men two men team ethiopian american specialists american specialists aircraft crash victims aircraft crash victims texas rep texas rep mickey leland search rescue mission rescue mission plane people route refugee refugee camp sudanese border ethiopia air force lieutenant colonel high resolution msgt bill thompson sudanese border addis ababa search and rescue operations us national archives