Somewhere over the Pacific, the plane came under enemy fire, lost a wing and crashed into the Pacific. Scientists found the plane in the waters surrounding the Pacific Island of Palau. For 72 years, the TBM-1C Avenger lay on the ocean floor and with it, the remains of the crew. Story highlights The plane caught enemy fire and crashed into the PacificScientists used archival research and sonar technology to find it(CNN) It was 1944, as the World War II raged, when an American bomber took off on a mission with three crew members on board. Until this week.

Source: CNN May 25, 2016 16:15 UTC