How Peru Mistook Missionaries For Drug Traffickers
Hear from Jim Bowers, an American missionary, who survived when his plane was mistakenly shot down by the Peruvian Air Force over the Amazon jungle in April 2001.
In April 2001 the Peruvian Air Force mistakenly shot down a small passenger plane as it flew over the Amazon jungle. The Peruvians believed the aircraft was carrying drugs. Onboard was a group of American missionaries. Mike Lanchin spoke to Jim Bowers, who survived the crash, but whose wife and baby daughter were killed.
Photo: The missionary plane shot down by the Peruvian Air Force lies in shallow waters of the Amazon River. (Photo by Newsmakers)
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- Mon 17 Apr 2017 07:50GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except News Internet
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