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Members of the A-10 recovery team carefully traverse the summit of Gold Dust Peak, using safety lines, as they search the area for aircraft wreckage

Members of the A-10 recovery team carefully climb to the summit of Gold Dust Peak, using safety lines, as they search the area for aircraft wreckage

The A-10 recovery team members traverese the rocky and hazardous terrain near the top of Gold Dust Peak

Two members of the A-10 recovery team carefully move into position on the snow covered slopes along the opposite rim of Gold Dust Peak to begin their search for remnants of the aircraft

An Accident Investigation Board member holds small debris recovered by pararescue team members from the A-10 crash site near Gold Dust Peak

Debris from the A-10 is seen strewn over a wide area as recovery team members search near the crash site

A view of some of the items the A-10 accident investigation board amassed from the upper and lower debris fields near Gold Dust Peak

Due to severe drop off in some areas, A-10 recovery team members use rescue lines to safely descend the rock faces

A pararescuemen surveys the rock face near Gold Dust Peak that contains debris of the A-10

Members of the A-10 recovery team carefully traverse the summit of Gold Dust Peak, using safety lines, as they search the area for aircraft wreckage. Pieces from the A-10 can be seen strewn among the rocks

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Gold Dust Peak

State: Colorado (CO)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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22/08/1997
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