Wreck of Chilean plane which crashed in Andes 54 years ago found

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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/09/wreck-of-chilean-plane-which-crashed-in-andes-54-years-ago-found



A group of Chilean mountaineers pose for a photo at the wreckage of a plane that crashed in the Andes 54 years ago, killing 24 people, including eight members of a professional soccer team.

Wreck of Chilean plane which crashed in Andes 54 years ago found
Associated Press
Monday 9 February 2015 00.25 EST

Chilean mountaineers say they have found the wreckage of a plane that crashed in the Andes 54 years ago, killing 24 people, including eight members of a professional soccer team.

The group said they came across the wreckage at an altitude of about 3,200m (10,500ft) about 215 miles (360 kms) south of Santiago, the capital. Expedition member Leonardo Albornoz told Chile’s Channel 7 they are keeping the exact site secret to prevent looting.

The disappearance of the Douglas DC-3 carrying members of the top-division Chilean team Green Cross on April 3, 1961 was one of the great unsolved mysteries in the South American country and at the time stunned the sporting world.

The club had played an away match in Osorno in the Copa de Chile and was returning to Santiago. The team and staff were spread over two flights. One of the planes reached the Chilean capital and the other apparently vanished.