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The hunt for missing aviator Steve Fossett in the rugged terrain of western Nevada could solve some much older mysteries.

Searchers have turned up half a dozen previously undiscovered plane crash sites, and they believe there may be as many as 200 such sites around the Sierra Nevada range, where soaring mountain peaks, deep ravines, sagebrush and trees provide natural camouflage for downed planes.

William Ogle said he hopes one of those planes may turn out to be the aircraft his father was flying when he disappeared. Read full article »

CNN's Kara Finnstrom contributed to this report.

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