Alejandro Bello Silva
was a lieutenant in the Chilean Army. His unfortunate story commences with him
disappearing during a qualifying exam flight over central Chile. Now he’s
certainly not the first person to disappear mysteriously in Chile but that’s
another story and possible movie, and although search efforts commenced within
hours, no trace of Lt. Silva or his airplane was ever found. This gave rise to
a Chilean expression, "more lost than Lieutenant Bello", which is
applied to people who wander off course or mysteriously disappear en route to
their destination.
