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UPDATED Jul 3, 2026 at 1:03 AM ET
Jul 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM ET
WWII pilot Franklin H. McKinney identified after 82 years
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DPAA identified remains of 1st Lt. Franklin H. McKinney, missing since a 1944 reconnaissance mission.
WHO: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
WHAT: Identified remains of 1st Lt. Franklin H. McKinney, missing after his 1944 flight failed to return.
WHEN: Jul 2, 2026 at 5:08 PM ET
WHERE: Lampang Province, Thailand
WHY: A wartime report from the Royal Thai Air Force Museum indicated a plane was hit by lightning, exploded, and crashed near the time McKinney vanished.
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