A temporary mortuary and identification center is set up at Bole Airport in preparation for receiving 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
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Addis Ababa
Country: Ethiopia (ETH)
Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
01/08/1989
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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