World War II fighter unearthed 65 years later

BITBURG, Germany – Horst Weber, member of the Bitburg Area Historical Club, and Rudolph Rinnen, public relations specialist for Volksbank Bitburg, compare original markings of a 353rd Fighter Squadron P-47D Thunderbolt to a piece recovered from the plane wreckage March 24. The wreckage was discovered Feb. 24 after being buried for 65 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nathanael Callon)

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