Ocean explorer Bob Ballard finds bodies of Turkish pilots shot down by Syria
NOAA Ocean Explorer - Bob Ballard’s exploration ship, the Nautilus, shown above, was anchored in Istanbul preparing for a two-month scientific expedition when the Turkish government asked for his assistance in its hunt for the U.S.-built F-4 and the two pilots.
By Brian Vastag and Karen DeYoung, Published: July 4
Celebrated ocean explorer and Titanic finder Bob Ballard, working for the Turkish government, has located the bodies of two Turkish pilots shot down by Syria over the eastern Mediterranean last month, the Turkish military said in a statement released Wednesday.
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