Agartala: Fragments of a US military aircraft, used during World War II, have been recovered in northern Tripura 66 years after it crashed, defence sources said here Saturday.
"After more than 66 years of being considered unrecoverable by many, the remnants of an American aircraft, C-47B, which crashed during World War II, were recovered by a team of 34th Battalion of the Assam Rifles last week in northern Tripura," an army official told IANS.
The remains of the aircraft were found at the remote tribal village of Birmani Para in the Dhalai district in northern Tripura, 125 km north of state capital Agartala.
The official said: "A series of search operations had been launched since September last year to find out the crash site in the thick and dense forests of all three hill ridges of northern Tripura -- Baramura, Atharamura and Longtrai. Finally, our troopers achieved success last week."
14/01/12 IANS/Times of India
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