US Defense Agency Leads Search Efforts After Discovery

A World War Two B-17 bomber wreckage has been discovered in the North Sea, prompting a search effort led by the US Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. The wreckage was found during a routine unexploded ordinance survey by German electricity firm Amprion, who subsequently contacted the US air base in Ramstein, Germany. Rheinmetall subsidiary Rheinmetall Project Solutions is assisting with the investigation, which aims to identify the aircraft and determine if there are any human remains. The discovery was first reported by AeroTime.