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Missing Plane Mystery

In 1947, passenger plane Star Dust vanished without trace over the Andes, sparking rumours of alien abduction. In 2000, the truth of what happened to the plane finally emerged.

In 1947, passenger plane Star Dust vanished without trace over the Andes, after sending a cryptic final message via Morse code. Its disappearance sparked rumours of espionage and alien abduction, but the truth of its fate was finally revealed in 2000. Hear from the relatives of those on board.

(Photo: A British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian aircraft. Credit: BA Speedbird Heritage Centre)

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Mon 24 Mar 2014 08:50GMT

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