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US Lockheed P-38 Lightning From World War II, Wales

People try to find different things buried in the sand and some can find really rare stuff as well. But what about finding a warplane that was buried in the sand for over 65 years? So the pilot of the plane, Robert F. Elliot, was on a practice mission in 1942 when he had to make an emergency landing due to a technical fault in the plane. During landing, the plane was severely damaged.

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He was lucky enough to escape without any serious injuries. It is unfortunate that he died three months after the plane accident when someone shot him.