World War II fighter unearthed 65 years later
BITBURG, Germany – Horst Weber, member of the Bitburg Area Historical Club, explains the markings on the engine cowling of a P-47D Thunderbolt during a press event March 24. The wreckage was discovered Feb. 24 after being buried for 65 years. German and American reports detail that on Feb. 14, 1945, an American P-47D was shot down in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nathanael Callon)
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