US EditionThis Plane Vanished In 1943 and Was Found 15 Years Later
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This Plane Vanished In 1943 and Was Found 15 Years Later
On the night of April 4, 1943, a brutal sandstorm swept across the Libyan desert, filling the sky with choking dust. Despite the near-impossible conditions, a formation of B-24 Liberators from the 9th Air Force’s 376th Bomb Group took off from Soluch Airfield, headed for Naples on another bombing mission. But the storm quickly took its toll. Engines began to struggle, pulling in the sand with every intake. Visibility vanished, and pilots were le…
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