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mnhtnbb

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3. Mel Carnahan's plane went down two years earlier--when he was running for the Senate
Sun Nov 15, 2015, 08:06 PM
Nov 2015

against John Ashcroft-- right before the election. He ended up being elected posthumously and his widow was
appointed to serve the first two years of his term.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/carnahan-crash-report-released/


Small plane crashes carrying politicians/officials have occurred under questionable circumstances for years.
I remember there was some question about the plane crash that killed
the second UN Secretary General DAG HAMMARSKJOLD, when he was on a peace
mission to the Congo in the early 60's.

From Wikipedia:

There is some recent evidence that suggest the plane was shot down.[11][12][13] Göran Björkdahl (a Swedish aid worker) wrote in 2011 that he believed Dag Hammarskjöld's 1961 death was a murder committed in part to benefit mining companies like Union Minière, after Hammarskjöld had made the UN intervene in the Katanga crisis. Björkdahl based his assertion on interviews with witnesses of the plane crash near the border of the DRC with Zambia, and on archival documents.[14][15] Former U. S. President Harry Truman commented that Hammarskjöld “was on the point of getting something done when they killed him. Notice that I said ‘when they killed him’.”

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I did not use the 11 AM on 11/11/2015 photo mnhtnbb Nov 2015 #1
Wellstone's plane crash was one of the happenings that broke my heart. Mira Nov 2015 #2
Mel Carnahan's plane went down two years earlier--when he was running for the Senate mnhtnbb Nov 2015 #3
Very strange circumstances. mnhtnbb Nov 2015 #4
Thought about using this shot for kinetic. Solly Mack Nov 2015 #5
Ohhhh, that bird is phenomenal Mira Nov 2015 #6
Another one Mira Nov 2015 #7
Nice. I like your entry. The feet/water is also good but I think your entry is better. Solly Mack Nov 2015 #8
Thanks, Mira Nov 2015 #9
Here's another one mnhtnbb Nov 2015 #10
I forgot about Schönbrunn and Mira Nov 2015 #11
One more Mira Nov 2015 #12
Undeterred I post a last one Mira Nov 2015 #13
Here's two that I thought about entering: CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2015 #14
Oh, Peggy! Mira Nov 2015 #16
Well, the second one was in a German concentration camp; I don't know which one. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2015 #18
Being German, and somewhat loaded with Mira Nov 2015 #19
The next time I'm on my laptop, I will check to see if I made a note about where I took that. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2015 #20
OK, my dear Mira, I was just on my laptop, and I did some investigating. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2015 #21
Yes, thank you. Mira Nov 2015 #22
11 11 2015, a day to remember veterans, living or dead. alfredo Nov 2015 #15
It cramps my heart. Mira Nov 2015 #17
I had misgivings about showing this. But her face is hidden, so I guess it is OK. alfredo Nov 2015 #23
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