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Navy identifies pilot found in accident

Updated: Monday, 02 Nov 2009, 2:17 PM EST
Published : Monday, 02 Nov 2009, 8:22 AM EST

    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - The U.S. Navy has identified the pilot found after his plane disappeared off the Texas coast on Wednesday.

    The body found Friday has been identified as that of 30-year-old Lt. Bret Travis Miller of East Troy, Wis. Miller's body was recovered Friday when a floating oil rig's crew reported something in the water.

    The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search Sunday night for a second Navy pilot, 29-year-old Lt. John Joseph Houston of Houston.

    The two were flying the Navy T-34C Turbomentor plane on a routine training flight when it disappeared. The Coast Guard estimated that it searched 131 hours and 20,900 square miles. It said it will continue trying to locate the plane.

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    Information from: Corpus Christi Caller-Times, http://www.caller.com
     

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