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
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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