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Posted: **Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:56 pm**

On this what would have been Robert Clemente's 76th birthday, I wondered if the plane (a Douglas DC-7) he was flying in when he died has ever been located off Puerto Rico.

Posted: **Thu Aug 19, 2010 6:06 pm**

According to a biography of Clemente, the wreckage was found underwater but Clemente's body was never found, other than one sock that washed up

Posted: **Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:17 pm**

This holds a special place in my heart as Clemente is a hero in Pittsburgh(my hometown). I took a cruise a few years back and went to Puerto Rico on one of the stops. I was wearing a Pirates shirt, and everywhere I went people asked me if I was from Pittsburgh and told me what a hero he was. he made a big impact there.

Posted: **Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:38 pm**

Pat Carry wrote:On this what would have been Robert Clemente's 76th birthday, I wondered if the plane (a Douglas DC-7) he was flying in when he died has ever been located off Puerto Rico.

The wreckage was actually found and most of the plane was restored and placed in a park in puertorico. I remember going to the park as a kid and climbing into the actual plane he crashed in.

Posted: **Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:39 pm**

stilllooking wrote:
Pat Carry wrote:On this what would have been Robert Clemente's 76th birthday, I wondered if the plane (a Douglas DC-7) he was flying in when he died has ever been located off Puerto Rico.

The wreckage was actually found and most of the plane was restored and placed in a park in puertorico. I remember going to the park as a kid and climbing into the actual plane he crashed in.

http://www.latinosportslegends.com/Clemente-search.htm

Posted: **Wed May 02, 2012 12:05 pm**

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