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    World War II Fighter Unearthed 65 Years Later

    BITBURG, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, GERMANY

    03.24.2010

    Photo by Senior Airman Nathanael Callon 

    52nd Fighter Wing

    Horst Weber, member of the Bitburg Area Historical Club, explains the markings on the engine cowling of a P-47D Thunderbolt during a press event, March 24. The wreckage was discovered, Feb. 24 after being buried for 65 years. German and American reports detail that, Feb. 14, 1945, an American P-47D was shot down in the area.

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    Date Taken: 03.24.2010
    Date Posted: 03.31.2010 04:29
    Photo ID: 264731
    VIRIN: 100324-F-8920C-227
    Resolution: 3000x2222
    Size: 3.9 MB
    Location: BITBURG, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, DE

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