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Archive Home > 2011 > July > 01 > When a plane goes down, Civil Air Patrol lends some ... Help from above

When a plane goes down, Civil Air Patrol lends some ... Help from above

Volunteers search for lost aircraft when authorities need a hand

By Megan Kehoe / The Bulletin
July 1, 2011

When Civil Air Patrol search and rescue pilots are called in to find a downed aircraft, they know they won't be looking for a plane. Pilots up more than 1,000 feet are looking for pieces. Hundreds, maybe thousands, of twisted and broken metal pieces scattered over acres of wilderness.

And even....

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