Staff of the Szolnok, central Hungary aircraft museum are recovering the remains of a World War II American bomber from the Danube river revealed by record low water levels, news portal Pesti Srácok writes.
Museum employee Zsuzsa Csepke said private citizens reported the find to the Military History museum and the remains have since been recovered and transported to Szolnok where they will be displayed after restoration.
Remains of an American B-24G “Liberator” bomber in the Danube river bed near Budapest
The bomber with the official designation B-24G but better known as the “Liberator” was manufactured by Consolidated Aircraft in San Diego, California.
The aircraft was part of the 485th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Fifteenth Air Force operating in the Mediterranean during WWII.
According to Air Force records, the bomber, piloted by First Lieutenant Frank Wodzinski was hit by anti-aircraft artillery during a bomb run on the Danubian Aircraft Factory and plunged into the river. One aircraft crew member survived.
