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WWII fighter plane wreckage, pilot's personal items found underground
The wreckage of a World War II-era Soviet jet was discovered in rural Hungary, along with some of its pilot's personal items, according to the Hungarian Museum of Military History and local media.
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The wreckage of a World War II-era Soviet jet was discovered in rural Hungary, along with some of its pilot's personal items, according to the Hungarian Museum of Military History and local media. Excavators unearthed the Soviet Yakovlev Yak-1 fighter aircraft from about 17 feet underground in the central Hungarian village of Törtel, which is located about 50 miles southeast of Budapest, museum officials said. István Kocsis, a member of the research association who led the investigation into the wreck, said excavations in the area began in September.
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