Aircrew’s remains found in sunken WWII aircraft

The remains and personal belongings of five American airmen have been recovered from the wreck of a US Air Force plane, almost 70 years after it sank in Canadian waters, a diplomat said yesterday. The amphibious plane was accidentally discovered by underwater archeologists in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in 2009 and a 50-person US military team was sent earlier last month to search for the remains of the crash victims. They found the aircraft resting upside down in pitch black, frigid waters, about 40m (131ft) down, 2km (1.2 miles) off the coast of Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, Quebec, said US Consul General Peter O’Donohue. The aircraft remained in fairly good condition. from gulf times.