Remains of Wisconsin Vietnam War pilot identified

Federal officials identify remains of Wisconsin pilot lost over Vietnam in 1967
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing of Columbus was lost over Vietnam during an armed night reconnaissance mission.
Wisconsin pilot lost in Vietnam is found
An Air Force pilot from Wisconsin who was lost in the Vietnam War has been accounted for. Donald Downing was 33 when his plane went down during an armed reconnaissance mission on September 5, 1967. An accompanying aircraft reported a large,
Remains of Wisconsin Vietnam War pilot identified after 57 years
(WLUK) -- The remains of a Wisconsin pilot who was killed during the Vietnam War have been identified. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing, 33, of Columbus, was accounted for Dec. 20, 2024.
Wisconsin pilot killed in Vietnam War accounted for
The aircraft U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing, 33, of Columbus, Wisconsin, was in went down in September 1967.
Wisconsin pilot killed in Vietnam War accounted for after decades
After decades of investigation, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has announced that a Wisconsin pilot killed during the Vietnam War has been identified. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing,
Columbus pilot Donald Downing, killed during Vietnam War, found and returned to family after 57 years
Lt. Col. Donald Downing was reported killed in action in April 1978 after going missing in Vietnam in September 1967.
Remains of a Wisconsin pilot lost over Vietnam in 1967 identified
Downing was piloting an F-4C Phantom II aircraft during a night mission over the then-Democratic Republic of Vietnam in ...
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Federal officials identify the remains of a Wisconsin pilot lost over Vietnam in 1967
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Wisconsin pilot killed during Vietnam War accounted for
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Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing disappeared during a nighttime armed reconnaissance mission over the then-Democratic Republic of Vietnam, officials said ...