The wreckage of a Royal Australian Air Force Spitfire and the skeletal remains of the pilot have been unearthed by amateur aviation historians.
The plane was shot down in action during World War Two, near the French village of Hardifort in May, 1942.
The fighter pilot has been indentified by his tags as WJ Smith of the RAAF, service number 400942.
The former mayor of Hardifort, Jean Bogaert, helped the researchers find the wreckage. He recalled seeing the plane crash when he was 20-years-old, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
The wreckage will eventually be moved to a former rocket base turned war museum called La Coupole.
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