USAF investigations dating back to 2004 were lost due to database crash

A U.S. Air Force database, managed by Lockheed Martin, crashed last month and information for investigations dating back to 2004 were lost.

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The flying branch has seek help from the Pentagon and private contractors in an attempt to recover the precious data. The service does not believe the crash was intentional.