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Strangers pay tribute to Nebraska pilot

• Peter Salter
• Jul 20, 2014
• Jul 20, 2014
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Dozens of volunteers spent several months fighting snow and mosquitoes to build the memorial, including Craig Doman (left), Doug O'Callaghan (kneeling), Tony Lehmann, Curt Myers and Eric Doman. Here, they're posing with the original memorial, the model B-47 built by researcher Greg Landretti.

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The memorial to the two B-47 crashes in the Wisconsin woods includes a seat and canopy from the downed bombers.

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Capt. Dale B. Rasmussen

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In 1961, a pair of B-47 bombers flying training missions out of Kansas crashed in the woods of northern Wisconsin. Decades later, a group of volunteers has spent thousands of hours -- and thousands of dollars -- making sure the men who died in those planes are never forgotten.

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Dozens of volunteers spent several months fighting snow and mosquitoes to build the memorial, including Craig Doman (left), Doug O'Callaghan (kneeling), Tony Lehmann, Curt Myers and Eric Doman. Here, they're posing with the original memorial, the model B-47 built by researcher Greg Landretti.

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