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After 35 Years Missing, an Air Force Captain Mysteriously Reappeared in the Bay Area
SFgate ^ | Aug. 8, 2022 | Andrew Chamings

Posted on 08/10/2022 11:22:56 AM PDT by nickcarraway

The jigsaw puzzle of William Howard Hughes Jr.'s life has many missing pieces. After disappearing into thin air in 1983 he was wanted across the globe by numerous agencies, from the Air Force to the FBI to Interpol. At one point it was thought that he defected to the Russians. Some suggested he sabotaged the disastrous Challenger space shuttle launch. Even after his recent capture, much of this unlikely story remains a mystery for the ages. Here’s what we found out.

Born in Seattle in 1950 to a father who worked in the airline industry, Hughes had three sisters. He left the Pacific Northwest in his 20s to embark on a career in the Air Force, where he enlisted in 1973. By the age of 33 he was a captain at Kirtland Air Force base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he gained top secret access, working on a NATO program that controlled missile launches and missile warning systems.

Hughes bought a modest home in Albuquerque near the base and lived alone. In July of 1983 he was transferred to the Netherlands for a short trip to work on the same technology there. He was due to report back to Kirtland on Aug 1.

Hughes never returned to his air base. The Air Force revealed that he was seen withdrawing money from various ATMs in Albuquerque in late July – the Air Force reported that $28,500 was withdrawn from his account at 19 different locations. A search of his home on Chandelle Loop found to-do lists and books to read upon his return. His car was later found at Albuquerque International Airport. William Howard Hughes was officially classified as absent without leave on Aug 10, 1983.

At that time in New York City, 37-year-old real estate developer Donald Trump was finishing

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TOPICS: Local News; Military/Veterans; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: airforce; albuquerque; andrewchamings; awol; bayarea; california; chandelleloop; newmexico; spy4russia; traitor; wmhowardhughesjr
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Did any Freepers know this guy?
1 posted on 08/10/2022 11:22:56 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

I heard that Trump had kidnapped him and was keeping him in a safe at Mar-a-Lago.


2 posted on 08/10/2022 11:25:18 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (We are already in a revolutionary period, and the Rule of Law means nothing. It's "whatever".)
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To: nickcarraway

They just had to find a way to insert Trump’s name into the story. He truly does live rent free in their heads.


3 posted on 08/10/2022 11:28:02 AM PDT by The Unknown Republican
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To: nickcarraway

Took a wrong turn at Albuquerque


4 posted on 08/10/2022 11:29:20 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: butlerweave

LOLO!....................


5 posted on 08/10/2022 11:32:17 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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Did any Freepers know this guy?

Sure I did

Everyone in the neighborhood loved him. Had an infectious smile. Always wanted to help people. He was working on his GED, wanted to become a rap artist, and was going to marry his baby-momma

Oh wait, sorry. Wrong thread.

6 posted on 08/10/2022 11:32:34 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: ClearCase_guy

No. The space aliens kidnapped him from the Bermuda Triangle, and returned him for corrupting the youths on the home planet, and getting an alien girl pregnant. She looked human, but had teal skin and was bald


7 posted on 08/10/2022 11:32:44 AM PDT by BigEdLB (Let’s go Brandon!)
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To: nickcarraway

Nickname “Red”?


8 posted on 08/10/2022 11:37:09 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: The Unknown Republican

I remember when “journalists” would use Starbucks as a unit of volumetric measurement.

Now they use President Trump as a unit to measure time.


9 posted on 08/10/2022 11:38:47 AM PDT by Celerity
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To: The Unknown Republican

Yep. I was about to post something similar.

Subliminally inferring Trump had something to do with this in an underhanded and backhanded way.


10 posted on 08/10/2022 11:40:08 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: nickcarraway

This is so poorly written, I have no idea what the story is. Why even mention Trump?


11 posted on 08/10/2022 11:42:56 AM PDT by TankerKC (Be first with the truth. )
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After 35 Years Missing, an Air Force Captain Mysteriously Reappeared in the Bay Area


12 posted on 08/10/2022 11:43:14 AM PDT by tlozo (Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees)
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This is almost on the Daily Mail/FR level of so what.


13 posted on 08/10/2022 11:44:24 AM PDT by Gottfried
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To: The Unknown Republican

Trump sent him to spy on the LGBQWERTY lobby in SF.


14 posted on 08/10/2022 11:44:24 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: PGR88

LOL!!!


15 posted on 08/10/2022 11:45:12 AM PDT by dljordan
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To: butlerweave

I heard he transitioned and was seeking help to return from Keith Partridge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrmPFWAwFQY


16 posted on 08/10/2022 11:45:37 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (What was 35% of the Rep. Party is now 85%. And it’s too late to turn back—Mac Stipanovich )
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To: PGR88

and i bet he kept his lawn mowed, too ...


17 posted on 08/10/2022 11:49:31 AM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: TankerKC

“Why even mention Trump?”

I was wondering the same thing! They just can’t help themselves the TDS is so strong. I was waiting to read that Donald Trump kidnapped the guy and enslaved him or something.


18 posted on 08/10/2022 11:52:07 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Sometimes when you get to where you're supposed to be, it's too soon.)
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To: nickcarraway

Hughes was raised in Seattle, and enlisted in the Air Force in 1973, subsequently commissioned as an officer in 1976 and attaining a master’s degree in 1979 from Air Force Institute of Technology.

https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/William_Howard_Hughes

Seems like a rather fast rise.


19 posted on 08/10/2022 11:52:38 AM PDT by FarCenter
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To: The Unknown Republican

Yes. It’s nothing it’s nothing but opportunistic glom-on bullshit. They’re gonna eat it all in November and in 2024


20 posted on 08/10/2022 11:54:44 AM PDT by Gaffer (Infidel, and proud of it!)
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