A 437th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft carrying the remains of members of the 3rd Bn., 502nd Inf., 101st Airborne Div., takes off from Gander Airport for a flight to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. On December 12, 1985, 248 soldiers of the 3rd Battalion were killed in a plane crash at Gander Airport, Newfoundland, Canada. They were returning to the United States after participating in peacekeeping duty with the Multi-national Force and Observers in the Sinai Desert
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Gander
State: Newfoundland (NF)
Country: Canada (CAN)
Scene Camera Operator: Sgt Vincent R. Kitts
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
16/12/1985
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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