Warsaw Uprising supply plane unearthed, with crew

Historians in Poland have discovered the wreckage of a World War II RAF Halifax bomber along with the remains of its British and Canadian crew.

The hull of the aircraft, from 148 Squadron, was found buried in a field near the southern Polish town of Dabrowa Tarnowska.

The bomber was shot down while dropping supplies and ammunition to the Polish underground during the Warsaw uprising.

From the BBC. A bit more on the Warsaw Uprising here, and on how the Soviet army was held back to allow the Nazis to crush the Polish resistance (though no mention of the Soviets' active obstruction of the western Allies' supply flights).

Posted by David on December 3, 2006 8:42 PM