Bataan - WWII dogfight plane found

[Njaco]

Thanks to Shinpachi and Sys for the info in this thread. Great stuff.

But what is this great battle they are talking about or is it a generalization of the air battles at that time?

 

[Messy1]

Shows how far we have come in the time since WW2! A great story.

 

[comiso90]

Nice post...

 

[BikerBabe]

Very interesting find, Sys - thanks for sharing.
May the japanese pilot rest in peace.

 

[proton45]

wow, thanks for the up-date guys. Great information (news).



I'm glad Kurosawa found piece.

 

[ccheese]

Good info, you guys. Another serviceman goes home... that's a good thing !

Charles

 

[Shinpachi]

Lt. Stone's P-40 was found in February, 2009.
According to Ryan's explanation, the impact of crash was so hard that the plane would have been broken into pieces. They found a crankshaft and some other small parts but not the pilot's remains. The P-40 crash site was 200 meters below the Japanese plane. Search for his remains still continues.

 

[GrauGeist]

Just a guess, but is it possible that Phillipine locals found Stone's body in the wreckage and buried it nearby?

 

[Shinpachi]

Here are some more details in English.

Check February 2008 and May 2008.