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Tracy and Marjorie Hughes – distant relatives of Bob Hitchcock, the man blamed for the Canberra Air Disaster. The two women are willing to provide DNA to try and prove Hitchcock was not flying the plane – which will involve an exhumation of a grave in Melbourne.

Canberra air disaster: Shock new twist could rewrite history

Main Image: Tracy and Marjorie Hughes – distant relatives of Bob Hitchcock, the man blamed for the Canberra Air Disaster. The two women are willing to provide DNA to try and prove Hitchcock was not flying the plane – which will involve an exhumation of a grave in Melbourne. Credit: Daniel Wilkins

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