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After decade-long search, Nebraska couple gives Denver brothers unearthed piece of their father’s 1958 jet crash

Major William Hodgson of the Colorado Air National Guard died when his F80 jet crashed in Nebraska

From left, brothers Mike, Bill and Dave Knobbe pose for a portrait with a photo of their father Major William Hodgson and wrecked airplane part at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Major Hodgson crashed in Nebraska on an F-80 Jet on Feb. 26, 1958. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
From left, brothers Mike, Bill and Dave Knobbe pose for a portrait with a photo of their father Major William Hodgson and wrecked airplane part at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Major Hodgson crashed in Nebraska on an F-80 Jet on Feb. 26, 1958. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Lauren Penington of Denver Post portrait in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
By | lpenington@denverpost.com
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In 2012, Colette Jessen and her husband Loren purchased land near Elsie, Nebraska, from an estate sale. While preparing the field for harvest, the two discovered a heavy, metal object partially buried in a divot.
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