Drought reveals WWII plane wreckage and human remains

Receding water levels have revealed a WWII-era Soviet plane that crashed into a lake in central Poland. The remains of the crew were found inside and have already been recovered.

“For now we have managed to find the instrument panel, the engine, a wheel and a well-preserved radio station,” commented Zdzislaw Leszczynski, director of the Museum of the River Vistula in Wyszogród, which is carrying out the excavation together with the SAKWA association.

“Locals say the plane was shelled by German artillery and it plummeted [into the water],” he added.

“The plane was so battered that it’s impossible to determine which model it is for the time being.”

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Story: Radio Poland | Photo: Glowimages