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Apollo 8 Astronaut William Anders Dies in Plane Crash

‘DEVASTATED’

William Anders, who took the famous Earthrise photo in 1968, died when the plane he was piloting went down in Washington State.

Mathew Murphy
Mathew Murphy 

Senior News Editor

The prime crew of the Apollo 8 mission in 1968. From left to right, they are Lunar Module Pilot William A Anders, Command Module Pilot James A Lovell Jr, and Commander Frank F Borman II
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Mathew Murphy

Mathew Murphy

Senior News Editor

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