In the remote waters off Papua New Guinea lies a silent grave — a grave belonging to 11 young men whose bomber plunged into ocean depths more than eight decades ago. The plane was the B-24 named “Heaven Can Wait,” and on March 11, 1944, it was hit by antiaircraft fire during a bombing mission.
For decades, those men were presumed lost forever — “non-recoverable,” according to wartime records. Their families kept their memories alive through faded photographs, letters, and grief.
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