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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michael Hill

Eleven men died in a mystery WWII bomber crash. Their families have finally found the bodies

This October 2017 photo shows wreckage of the B-24 Liberator bomber, Heaven Can Wait, lying on the seafloor where it went down during World War II in Hansa Bay, Papua, New Guinea - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Decades after the World War II bomber "Heaven Can Wait" met its watery grave off the coast of New Guinea, the remains of some of its crew are finally returning home.

The plane, downed by enemy fire on March 11, 1944, carried 11 men, all of whom perished. A poignant final salute from the co-pilot to a nearby aircraft marked the bomber's last moments before crashing into the Pacific.

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