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U.S. pilot who vanished during Vietnam War spy mission finally accounted for

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing disappeared while on a mission over Vietnam in 1967 .

He was reported as killed in action in 1978 ; he was later posthumously promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.

The incident was investigated for decades , to little result, but a recovery team found evidence in 2024 .

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