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News | June 9, 2023

Wreckage of WWII bomber 'Heaven Can Wait' found, recovery mission a success

By Bryan Mays

Georgetown, TX  –  

The American B-24 bomber named "Heaven Can Wait" was shot down off the coast of New Guinea in March of 1944. All 11 servicemen aboard were killed. Those 11 men have been counted among the more than 72,000 service members and civilians considered missing in action or unaccounted for from World War II.

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