The large crater at the site is typical of plane crashes that happened before WWII aircraft dropped their bombs. It was long thought to be where a plane called Bank Nite Betty went down, but new information has led to the theory that the missing Hunconscious crashed here too. The tiny flags around the crater indicate spots where JPAC has detected metal scraps from the crash. Spiegel Online
US Still Bringing Home WWII Dead -- Spiegel Online
This month, an archaeological team is excavating a site in Belgium in hopes of recovering the remains of American airmen whose bomber went missing during the Battle of the Bulge. Their efforts highlight a massive US military mission that is becoming increasingly important as time goes by.
The last time American soldiers were here, they were fighting for their lives during one of the fiercest battles of the World War II, the Battle of the Bulge. Nearly 70 years later, the only immediate evidence of this, tucked into a hillside in Belgium's densely wooded Ardennes region, is a crater about the size of a backyard pool.
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My Comment: This must be painstaking work.
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