“I literally underwater got tears in my eyes,” said Jay Haigler, a member from Washington, D.C., describing his reaction to seeing the remnants of the plane resting on the lake bottom.
The aircraft was piloted by 2nd Lt. Frank Moody, a 22-year-old from Los Angeles whose body washed ashore in Port Huron a few months after the April 11, 1944, crash.
The wreckage, which includes the engine, tail, wings, a radio and other parts, was discovered a year ago by a father-and-son dive team, but hadn’t been archaeologically documented until last week’s outing.
Story: Mike Householder, AP | Photo: Stephanie Gandulla, AP
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