WWII bomber crash left 11 dead and ‘non-recoverable.’ Four are finally coming home
May 25, 2025
The World War II bomber Heaven Can Wait was shot down off the Pacific island of New Guinea on March 11, 1944. All 11 men aboard were killed and their remains were presumed lost forever in the vast sea. Yet four crew members are finally coming home, beginning Memorial Day weekend. That’s thanks to a remarkable investigation that located the wreckage. A team of elite Navy divers descended deep underwater in a pressurized bell to reach the sea floor. Internment ceremonies for some of the recovered remains are happening 12 years after a relative of the bombardier on Heaven Can Wait set out to solve the mystery of where the plane went down.
