The mystery of a lost World War II airman has finally been solved as the remains of Lieutenant William Montgomery, 24, are formally identified 79 years after he was killed when his bomber crashed on an English farm.
Lieutenant Montgomery had been missing ever since his B-24 Liberator came down on land in West Sussex, in June 1944.
-Nemo
Welcome home. Sounds like he was trying to nurse the Johnny Reb home.
ReplyDeleteWhat a story and what a time to be alive that was.
ReplyDeleteAm I the only one to think that it is quite strange that he was missing. He crashed IN ENGLAND. Ya know... where the airfields were. Where the emergency services were in case of a crash. Good grief....
ReplyDeleteI'd imagine the emergency services were at the airfield in case there was a crash on the runway itself so they could clear it to allow the other planes in the flight to land. Once they got to the wreck, there were probably aircraft and body parts scattered over a country mile.
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