Salvage operation in Dutch waters finds remains presumed to be those of Arthur Smart, Charles Sprack and Raymond Moore
The remains of British airmen shot down by the Nazis over Dutch waters may have been discovered in a massive rescue operation.
At the site of a huge, metal box mounted in the middle of the water, where the artificial lake has been pumped dry and a dig has begun, Dutch experts confirmed that they have found skeletal remains presumed to be those of the missing British fighters. The salvage operation, which will also defuse explosive material, is expected to last five weeks as the aircraft’s remains are revealed 20cm a day, sifted through a mechanical sieve and sorted by hand. They will be taken to the Dutch military laboratories, the BIDKL, for further analysis and the Guardian understands the decision about the future of bodily remains will pass to the Ministry of Defence and British Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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