A Downed WWII Plane May Be Buried in This Polish Forest, and Its Crew Might Still Be There
A resident of Świnoujście, Poland, went into a coastal forest on the eastern side of the city to gather blueberries. While picking them, he came across a hole someone had dug, with aluminum fragments and burned ammunition scattered around it.He picked up one loose fragment and carried it to the Underground City. The former secret Cold War military command center is now part of the Museum of Coastal Defense.According to the museum, its staff followed the fragment back into the forest and found dozens more pieces scattered across the ground.
- ▪A resident of Świnoujście, Poland, went into a coastal forest on the eastern side of the city to gather blueberries.
- ▪While picking them, he came across a hole someone had dug, with aluminum fragments and burned ammunition scattered around it.He picked up one loose fragment and carried it to the Underground City.
- ▪The former secret Cold War military command center is now part of the Museum of Coastal Defense.According to the museum, its staff followed the fragment back into the forest and found dozens more pieces scattered across the ground.
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A resident of Świnoujście, Poland, went into a coastal forest on the eastern side of the city to gather blueberries. While picking them, he came across a hole someone had dug, with aluminum fragments and burned ammunition scattered around it.He picked up one loose fragment and carried it to the Underground City. The former secret Cold War military command center is now part of the Museum of Coastal Defense.According to the museum, its staff followed the fragment back into the forest and found dozens more pieces scattered across the ground.
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