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The remains of a U.S. serviceman whose plane crashed in France during World War II were found last week in a northern French village, police said Sunday.
Skeletal remains and parts of a fighter plane were found Thursday in a soggy field that was being drained.
Some of the pilot’s personal effects also were found, including dog tags that gave his name, William W. Patton, and serial number. A uniform indicated the serviceman was an Air Force lieutenant.
Luc Druet, the farmer who owns the field, discovered the wreckage after finding five machine guns at the site. Further digging uprooted a propeller, a motor–and then the cockpit.
Experts who examined the plane said they believed it was a Mustang P51 that crashed in December 1944.
