U-2 Pilot’s Body Is Recovered by South Korean Navy Vessel
The body of the pilot of an American U-2 spy plane lost at sea near the border separating North and South Korea was recovered Thursday by a South Korean navy vessel, the Pentagon announced.
The pilot was identified as Air Force Capt. James M. McGregor, 33, of Flagstaff, Ariz. He was the only crew member aboard.
McGregor was assigned to Detachment 2 of the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, based at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., said Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams. He said McGregor’s detachment was stationed at Osan Air Base in South Korea.
The South Korean navy vessel located the plane in the Sea of Japan about 10 miles off the coast of South Korea and about 40 miles south of the Demilitarized Zone between the Koreas, Williams said.
He said the cause of the crash remains under investigation. He said that there is no evidence that the plane was shot down.
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