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Capt. Michael Scott Spiecher, USN was shot down over Iraq on Jan. 17th 1991. He has been held as a Prisoner of War by the Goverment of Iraq for 12 years now. |
Mike Speicher was shot down the 1st day of Desert Storm |
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October 11, 2002 The status of missing Gulf War pilot Michael "Scott" Speicher was changed from "missing in action" to "missing-captured," Navy Secretary Gordon England's decision to change Speicher's status was based on the following factors: Analysis of the wreckage concluded that Speicher survived the initial damage to the aircraft and ejection. The flight suit found near the wreckage and turned over by the Iraqis showed no signs of a crash impact, as it would have if the pilot had been in the plane when it hit. The Red Cross team that investigated the wreckage reported that the cockpit had been expertly dismantled. Cumulative information received since Speicher was shot down continues to strongly suggest that the Iraqi government can account for him. |
Capt. Speicher is from Jaxsonville, Fla. He is the father of two children. He was shot down in his F-18 on the opening day of the war. |
