Sad ending to these threads. We always had hope.......
Romeo Alpha, you seem surprised that an aircraft can go missing. If Im correct in the state of California alone there are over a hundred aircraft unaccounted for overdue aircraft over many years. One body recently found in the Sierra Neavda Mountains was that of a missing airman from WW2.
There are a few websites out there that deal with this and it is an extremely interesting subject.
http://www.lostbirds.com
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/
http://www.tighar.org/
http://www.aircraftwrecks.com/