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WWII aircraft discovered in the Himalayas

WWII aircraft discovered in the Himalayas

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A missing World War II plane has been identified in the remote Indian Himalayas nearly 80 years after it crashed. The search for it has been treacherous indeed. Three guides died in a snowstorm.
Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt

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Thirty years ago I was digging up a war plane near Mariánské Lázně. The aim was to find out what kind of machine it was and who was its pilot. We succeeded.
4. 11. 2009 War plane near Belotín 4. 11. 2009

4. 11. 2009 War plane near Belotín

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The downed war plane and the remains of the pilot were pulled out of the ground by the workers of the Suchdol museum twelve years ago. The wreckage was located in a field between Bělotín and Lučice in Hranice. The aircraft belonged to the 224th Battle Division of the 8th Air Army and was tasked with supporting the fighting Red Army.
2. 5. 2019 The RAF pilot was buried after 74 years 2. 5. 2019

2. 5. 2019 The RAF pilot was buried after 74 years

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After more than seventy years, Ensign John Henry Coates' relatives were finally able to bury his body. An RAF pilot was shot down during one of the missions in Italy. Archaeologists have found his remains with a damaged Spitfire plane near Venice.
April 23, 2011 Ruined German fighter 23. 4. 2011

April 23, 2011 Ruined German fighter

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The torso of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, which crashed in August 1944, was discovered ten years ago near Deštná in the Jindřichův Hradec region. It was located under a layer of clay. According to historians, it was a unique find.
13.8. 1945 Return of RAF pilots 13. 8. 1945

13.8. 1945 Return of RAF pilots

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54 Spitfires of the Czechoslovak Fighter Wing landed at Ruzyně Airport in August 1945. They returned from their service in Great Britain. They were welcomed by thousands of people, not only from the capital.
10.7. 1940 Battle of Britain 10. 7. 1940

10.7. 1940 Battle of Britain

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Hitler hoped that Great Britain would sue for peace. However, this did not happen, and so in July 1940 the battle began, lasting less than a year. The Germans caused considerable damage in London and other British cities.
16.4. 1943 Poorly navigated raid on Skoda factory 16. 4. 1943

16.4. 1943 Poorly navigated raid on Skoda factory

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Especially towards the end of the Second World War, the area of the Škodovka factory in Pilsen was the target of bomb attacks. However, on 16 April 1943, a mistake was made and bombs hit the nearby Dobřany, where a psychiatric hospital was located.

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