London - Capt Reginald Cook, a commercial pilot, has been cleared of an allegation of recklessness which has blackened his name for the 50 years since his aircraft crashed in the Andes, killing him and 10 others.
The plane plummeted into Mount Tupungato, a 22,000 foot mountain, on August 2nd, 1947. Climbers came across the crash site in January and the remains of several occupants preserved by sub-zero temperatures. An investigation has concluded it crashed because of severe weather.
