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|death_place=Alaska | |death_place=Alaska | ||
| + | |description=A US congressman whose small plane disappeared without trace in Alaska, together with [[Hale Boggs]] and two other men. | ||
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| + | '''Nick Begich''' was a US congressman. | ||
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| + | ==Death?== | ||
| + | On October 16, 1972, he and [[House Majority Leader]] [[Hale Boggs]], of [[Louisiana]], were two of the four men on board a twin engine [[Cessna 310]] when the [[plane]] disappeared during a flight from Anchorage to [[Juneau, Alaska|Juneau]]. Also on board were Begich's aide, Russell Brown, and the pilot, Don Jonz.<ref name=FamousMissing>{{cite web|accessdate=April 15, 2007 | ||
| + | |url=http://www.check-six.com/lib/Famous_Missing/Boggs.htm | ||
| + | |title=Hale Boggs — Missing in Alaska |work=Famous Missing Aircraft | ||
| + | |publisher=Check-Six}}</ref> The four were heading to a campaign fundraiser for Begich. All four were presumed to have died in the crash of a light aircraft in Alaska in 1972; their bodies were never found. | ||
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| Born | Nicholas Joseph Begich 1932-04-06 Eveleth, Minnesota | |||||||
| Died | 1972-10-16 (Age 40) Alaska | |||||||
Cause of death | plane crash | |||||||
| Alma mater | St. Cloud State University, University of Minnesota, University of Colorado, University of North Dakota | |||||||
| Children | • Mark • Nichelle • Stephanie • Tom • Paul • Nick | |||||||
| Spouse | Pegge Begich | |||||||
| Victim of | premature death | |||||||
| Party | Democratic | |||||||
A US congressman whose small plane disappeared without trace in Alaska, together with Hale Boggs and two other men.
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Nick Begich was a US congressman.
Death?
On October 16, 1972, he and House Majority Leader Hale Boggs, of Louisiana, were two of the four men on board a twin engine Cessna 310 when the plane disappeared during a flight from Anchorage to Juneau. Also on board were Begich's aide, Russell Brown, and the pilot, Don Jonz.[1] The four were heading to a campaign fundraiser for Begich. All four were presumed to have died in the crash of a light aircraft in Alaska in 1972; their bodies were never found.
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References
- ↑ "Hale Boggs — Missing in Alaska". Famous Missing Aircraft. Check-Six. Retrieved April 15, 2007.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
