Air Force Col. Roy Knight Jr. was shot down during a combat mission on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos in May 1967.
according toKnight's remains were not recovered until February 2019, after a team for the Defense Department discovered possible remains and other life support items in an excavated portion of the crash site in Laos. After sending the findings to a lab for analysis, the department announced in June that they belonged to the 36-year-old fighter pilot from Texas.
Knight's remains were brought back to the United States on Thursday by his son Captain Bryan Knight, a pilot for Southwest Airlines. The flight landed at Dallas Love Field. Canadian journalist Jackson Proskow witnessed Knight's return home while waiting for his own flight in the Dallas airport and documented the event on Twitter. Proskow said the airport announced over the intercom that Knight was being returned home, prompting the"entire terminal" to watch his arrival.
"As we wait at the gate, we're told Captain Knight is coming home to Dallas. When he left from this very airport to fight in Vietnam his 5 year old son came to the airfield and waved goodbye. It was the last time he would see his father alive," Proskow wrote.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
6 tiny details pilots notice when they fly as passengers that you probably missAirline pilots are trained to be attentive when they're on planes, so they will notice details that slip by most passengers.
Consulte Mais informação »
Total Dipshit Fans Think Pop-Up Fly Ball Going To Be Home RunAll the latest sports coverage from The Onion, America's finest news source.
Consulte Mais informação »
Ryanair's British pilots vote to strike later this monthThe decision to strike is a setback for management at Europe's largest low-cost carrier, who in recent months said they had largely resolved an industrial relations dispute with pilots and cabin crew.
Consulte Mais informação »
Passengers alarmed after bat flies through Spirit Airlines plane: 'I'll never fly Spirit again'Passengers on a Spirit Airlines flight were startled after they saw a bat fly through the cabin during a flight from Charlotte, N.C. to Newark, N.J.
Consulte Mais informação »
Police Are Skeptical of 'Frantic' Dad Who Discovered His 9-Month-Old Left in a Hot Car All DayReports say a father in Garland, Texas, could be charged after his infant daughter Victoria Tran died after being left in a hot car for hours.
Consulte Mais informação »