World War II fighter unearthed 65 years later

BITBURG, Germany – Horst Weber, member of the Bitburg Area Historical Club, holds a piece of fuselage appearing to be a star from the national insiginia, designating it as a U.S. plane, March 24. Wreckage of the P-47D Thunderbolt was discovered Feb. 24 after being buried for 65 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nathanael Callon)

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