Was the plane that vanished in 1947 in the Grace-Preston area ever found? Here’s what we know

PRESTON — A search was underway in 1947 in the Grace-Preston area for a plane that disappeared with two people on board.

The story on the missing aircraft was featured in our weekly Looking Back column, which looks back on what life was like during different periods in east Idaho history.

Plane vanishes

The plane disappeared on Nov. 15, 1947. The aircraft was carrying Bruno Koski, a 23-year-old Civil Aeronautics employee, and Harold Leroy Smith, a 21-year-old construction company worker.

The Idaho Falls Post Register reported Smith was from Butte, Montana. It was originally reported Koski was from Butte too, but he was actually a Washington resident.

The men had disappeared after leaving on a flight from Montpelier, Idaho, to Salt Lake City. The plane was last seen in the Grace-Presto