Remains of a World War II Japanese plane and pilot discovered in Bataan

The wreckage of a WWII Japanese bomber plane and the skeletal remains of its pilot who engaged in a dogfight with an American aviator has been found accidentally in Bataan. The remains of Sgt. Toshishada Kurusawa and the wreckage of his Tora-Tora plane were discovered by a team of Stone/Kurusawa, a joint American and Japanese expedition led by Spike Nasmyth who started the expedition project "Great Discovery" in 2006. The group was seeking the remains of American pilot 2nd Lt. Earl Stone who perished in the dogfight with the Japanese plane on February 9, 1942.

WWII dogfight plane found | Manila Bulletin

 

It amazes me whenever something like this pops up in the news. It is so touching to hear that a family at least has some closure to a mystery that is so many years old.

 

Here's a little bit more story behind the discovery and the search effort:

Above and Beyond: Recovery: Bataan | History of Flight | Air & Space Magazine