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Strange Tale of Two Second World War Airmen.
« on: Sunday 18 December 22 12:29 GMT (UK) »
Bones from RAF pilot Alfred Milne and navigator Eric Stubbs were found in 2020
The plane they were on crashed in the North Yorkshire moors in October 1944
Despite the aircraft's wreckage being found, their bodies were never discovered
Part of their remains were found by a family investigating a blocked septic tank
Their bodies were found on land owned by Kenneth Ward, a military historian.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11551051/Remains-WW2-airmen-crashed-secret-mission-76-years-later-hour-away-wreckage.html

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