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Aviano airbase confirms: the body found into the sea belongs to the pilot of the missing F-16 aircraft (2)

Aviano, Italy - The family of Captain Gruenther releases statement to thank the searchers

Officials at Aviano airbase confirmed that the body which was extracted from the water today, Wednesday 31 January 2013, off the shore between Fano and Pesaro, belongs to Captain Lucas Gruenther, pilot of the USAF F-16 aircraft which vanished from radar screens during a training mission. The corpse was found inside the search area assigned to the rescue boats of the Coast Guard of Ravenna. The airman's...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1149400
Rome, Italy, 01/31/2013 16:24
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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