A World War II plane is back on dry land, after sitting at the bottom of Lake Michigan for nearly 70 years.

Ernest Pugh went off to war in 1942. The plane he flew hadn’t been seen in 80 years … until it was found on the top of a mountain Papua New Guinea.

A team of divers in Lake Huron off Michigan’s Thumb retrieved scattered pieces of aviation — and Black military — history.

Their target is the wreckage of a World War II-era fighter plane flown by a member of the famed Tuskegee airmen that crashed during training nearly 80 years ago near Port Huron, about 60 miles ...

MADISON, Wis. — Searchers announced Thursday they’ve discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong’s plane in the South Pacific. The Richard I. Bong Veterans ...

Their target is the wreckage of a World War II-era fighter plane flown by a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen that crashed during training nearly 80 years ago near Port Huron, about 60 miles ...

Now the plane is safely docked at Waukegan Harbor, where it is waiting to be hauled to the ground by a nautical crane on Monday. This is the second WWII fighter plane recovered since last summer.

Hornell WW2 soldier's lost plane recovered in the Netherlands. Researchers seek family. Chris Potter, Hornell Evening Tribune Fri, December 13, 2024 at 10:01 AM UTC 3 min read ...

The light of day shone on a World War II fighter plane Friday for the first time in almost 68 years, when crews recovered the crashed aircraft from the waters of Lake Michigan. On Dec. 28, 1944, a ...

So far, the plane's bullet-riddled propellor and hundreds of other pieces have been recovered. Organizers this week hauled the P-39's 1,200-pound (544-kilogram) mussel-encrusted engine from about ...