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Three airmen who died during a World War II bombing raid person been accounted for, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Thursday.
U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Charles W. McCook, 23, U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Henry J. Carlin, 27, and U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. Sidney Burke, 22, were carrying retired a low-altitude bombing raid successful Meiktila, Burma connected August 3, 1943, the DPAA said.
The ngo was carried retired with a B-25C "Mitchell" bomber. McCook was the plane's pilot. Carlin was its navigator, and Burke was the armor-gunner. There were 3 different men besides aboard the plane. B-25 bombers were among the astir celebrated American planes utilized successful World War II, according to the National Museum of the United States Air Force, and were utilized successful each combat country and extensively successful the Pacific Theater.
View of a B-25 Mitchell bomber successful flight, 1940s.
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The level crashed during the raid. Four of the airmen, including McCook, Carlin and Burke, were killed. The 2 surviving airmen were captured by Japanese forces. The DPAA did not accidental if the 4th airman who died successful the clang oregon if the 2 men who were taken captive person been accounted for.
McCook, Carlin and Burke's remains were not recovered aft World War II ended. All 3 were declared missing successful action. More details astir however the 3 mens' remains were recovered and identified volition beryllium released erstwhile their families person a afloat briefing, the DPAA said.
About 70,000 U.S. work members stay unaccounted for from World War II.
Kerry Breen is simply a quality exertion astatine CBSNews.com. A postgraduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she antecedently worked astatine NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers existent events, breaking quality and issues including substance use.
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