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Identifying Lost Crew with Forensics and DNA Analysis

Can a team of forensic archaeologist identify three WWII airmen that disappeared?

10/29/2018

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Identifying Lost Crew with Forensics and DNA Analysis

Clip: Season 45 Episode 15 | 3m 10sVideo has Closed Captions

Can a team of forensic archaeologist identify three WWII airmen that disappeared?

In 1944, three WWII airmen disappeared beneath the waves. Can a team of forensic archaeologists and medical examiners identify them?

10/29/2018

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Finding a Lost WWII Tuskegee Airman

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Clip: S45 Ep15 | 4m 28s | Can DNA analysis ID a Tuskegee Airman missing since WWII? (4m 28s)

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