Remains of an American bomber that crashed during World War II have been discovered in Malta.

Divers have discovered human remains at the crash site of a World War II American bomber off the coast of Malta in May 1943.

A scientific analysis by the Dead and Missing Personnel Accounting Agency (DPAA) has confirmed that the remains are those of Sergeant Irving R. Newman of the United States Air Force (USAAF), who was 22 years old when a B-24 Liberator bomber based in Libya was killed. suffered engine damage and came under anti-aircraft fire during a bombing mission off southern Italy.

The bomber then attempted to reach Malta, an emergency landing site for Allied aircraft in trouble, but the craft lost power as it approached the island. Nine bomber crew members survive emergency water landing.

They attempted to rescue Newman, who was wounded by anti-aircraft fire, but within minutes the bomber sank, taking the sergeant with it. The wreckage lies about a mile (1.6 kilometers) off Malta's southern tip, about 190 feet (58 meters) below the water's surface.

Sources:

DPAA

University of Malta