News story on recovery of remains of American Volunteer Group pilot

Indeed, the American way should be the only way. We were recently informed by the local authorities in the province of Friesland that our request to have Lancaster ED603 recovered has been rejected. Their excuse was the usual RNethAF propaganda (wargrave, respect etc.) but the real reason is (as always): money. There are three officially missing crewmembers still in the wreckage. If it was an American aircraft the result would be much different.

Sad story of a hero. Really good quality reporting…not a phrase you hear much in th uk.

An unusually thorough and detailed account for a local newspaper.

I greatly admire the way that the U.S. authorities deal with these cases. Never in a million years would this happen in the UK, however much the family wanted their loved one home.