Possible Relics of Lost WWII US Bomber, Crew Found in Italy
MILAN (AP) — An archaeological dig in Sicily has uncovered traces of a lost World War II American heavy bomber shot down in 1943, and possible human remains that could lead to identification of five airmen whose bodies were never recovered.
The six-week dig that ended this week was carried out by a team from the Pentagon’s Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, which locates and identifies missing U.S. military personnel around the world.
The site near Sciacca was identified in 2017 by investigators using historical records and metal detectors.
This year's dig uncovered wreckage “consistent only to a B-25 aircraft,’’ said archaeologist Clive Vella, the scientific director of the expedition, contributing to hopes that any confirmed remains would be linked to the missing crew.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/12/24/possible-relics-of-lost-wwii-us-bomber-crew-found-italy.html
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that in a populated country that a plane could be 'missing' after almost 80 years! And you have to wonder if there's even any 'family' to notify.
Honors to those that served - and gave the utmost....... 
I can't imagine what it must be like to 'repair' a war-ravaged country............. 
I didn't really 'do the math' - and wouldn't that be a shock to them after all of these years..... 
There’s bunches of us cousins. Families were larger in those days, I think.
Sad to think of them all slipping away.