In July of 1944, an American warplane, a TBM-1C Avenger torpedo bomber, went down in the Pacific. Eric Terrill, an oceanographer at Scripps, explained that the remains of the aircraft are resting under 85 feet of water within a lagoon. Related: How the Air Force's 'space fence' will keep American satellites safe"This particular aircraft had a lot of fire-damage associated with it, which is consistent with the after-action report," Terrill added. Related Image Expand / Contract Two U.S. Navy Grumman Avenger torpedo-bombers in flight over the ocean, one having just released a torpedo (Library of Congress/U.S. Just around Palau’s islands alone, which is located east of the Philippines and southwest of Guam, there are dozens of U.S. aircraft as well as up to 80 human remains, Scripps said.

Source: Fox News May 25, 2016 10:59 UTC