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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Mystery of decades old plane wreck in canadian backcountry solved - The Untold Story

The wreckage of the plane, which was placed in the mountains in 2022 for training purposes
The wreckage of the plane, which was placed in the mountains in 2022 for training purposes. Photograph: Civil Air Search and Rescue Association

When a hunter in British Columbia stumbled upon the crumpled remains of an airplane fuselage on 3 November, he reported the grim findings to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

Officers were dispatched to the remote crash site to survey the wreckage and concluded that the shell of the bush plane, with no motor, wings, doors or seats, was likely more than two decades old.

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