US astronaut William Anders, who was part of NASA's Apollo 8 mission, has reportedly died in an alleged plane crash near Seattle. The news of William Anders' death was confirmed after his plane allegedly crashed northwest of Seattle. A video of the plane crash has also gone viral on social media. The 11-second video clip shows the plane of American astronaut William Anders allegedly crashing into the sea near Seattle. The former NASA astronaut took this famous photo, "Earthrise", in 1968. US Plane Crash: Douglas C-54 Aircraft Transporting Fuel Crashes Into Frozen River in Alaska.

William Anders' Plane Crashes Near Seattle

William Anders Took the Famous “Earthrise” Photo in 1968

William Anders of Apollo 8 Dies

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