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Stories of sudden and mysterious disappearances are not uncommon, and according to the familiar pattern, a perfectly ordinary human being drops out of sight, leaving not a single trace behind. And this is the pattern followed in the strange case of the two missing airmen, with one important exception. They did leave traces behind, clear and unmistakable traces, which led exactly nowhere. On July 24, 1924, at nine o'clock in the morning, two officers, Lieutenant W.T. Day and…

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In the episode Footprints in the Sand from Incredible but True, listeners are drawn into the unsettling mystery of two airmen who vanish without a trace during a reconnaissance mission. On July 24, 1924, Lieutenant W.T. Day and Pilot Officer D.R. Stuart take off from a British airdrome near Tehran, fully expecting to return by noon. However, as the hours pass and their absence grows more concerning, their fellow officers, Captain Bellows and Lieutenant Fielding, begin to fear the worst.

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Incredible but True, Episode 14

Footprints in the Sand

Sunday, April 2, 1950 · 3:33

Incredible but True, Episode 14

Footprints in the Sand

Sunday, April 2, 1950 · 3:33

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