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Douglas Whitbread & Alan Johnson

Remains of two Second World War servicemen identified after police investigation

The identities of two RAF heroes killed during a top-secret Second World War mission have finally been established following a police probe into the discovery of their remains.

The remains were found on a remote farming location, in Hambleton, North Yorkshire in March 2020, which sparked a criminal investigation.

Police and the Ministry of Defence then launched a large scale operation involving experts from the RAF, the army and forensic archaeologists.

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