Two missing World War II B-25 bombers documented off Papua New Guinea
Tue, May 23, 2017
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SAN DIEGO—Two B-25 bombers associated with American servicemen missing in action from World War II were recently documented in the waters off Papua New Guinea by Project Recover--a collaborative team of marine scientists, archaeologists and volunteers who have combined efforts to locate aircraft and associated MIAs from World War II.
The B-25 bomber is one of the most iconic airplanes of World War II, with nearly 10,000 of the famous warbirds conducting a variety of missions—from bombing to photo reconnaissance, to submarine patrols, and the historic raid over Tokyo. Present-day Papua New Guinea was the site of military action in the Pacific from January of 1942 to the end of the war in August 1945, with significant losses of aircraft and servicemen, some of whom have never been found.
http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/spring-2017/article/two-missing-world-war-ii-b-25-bombers-documented-off-papua-new-guinea
