Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders died in plane crash off the coast of Washington

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From Katherine Donlevy

American astronaut William Anders, a crew member of the Apollo 8, died Friday while flying a plane that crashed off the coast of Washington, a report said.

The plane, an older Air Force T-34 Mentor owned by Anders, crashed into the waters off the San Juan Islands, according to flight data and FAA records obtained by FOX 13 Seattle.

A search and rescue mission is underway at the crash site.

Anders, 80, took the iconic “Earthrise” photo of the Earth during the Apollo mission in 1968.