Standing on the shores of Langeland – the rather large, long island, roughly six o’clock on the map of Denmark – you would have seen a rather heavy artillery operation during World War II.
At least two Allied bombers were shot down, along with 15 U.S. Air Force personnel.
Their remains have never been found despite the discovery of one of the wrecks.
Plans to match bone DNA
But now researchers from the USA are joining the Danish navy to search for their remains in the hope that they can be returned to their relatives.
The team is specifically looking for human bones in the hopes that they can match DNA from living relatives.
A zoning system will be used to cross the seabed.
Obligation to the fallen
Researcher Matt Breece claims the return is a sign of respect for how they fought and died for the United States.
“They never leave people on the battlefield,” Snorre Gudnason, a diver with the Danish navy, explained to TV2.
“If it’s someone in a firefight, you do everything you can, even though it’s often an impossible task, and you lose more people doing it.”
Viborg resident suspected of illegal killing to be returned to France
In June, the French judicial authorities came in contact with the Danish police and asked for cooperation on a case of murder and human trafficking. The suspect is a 37-year-old man from Viborg, who is alleged to be involved in the drowning of refugees between France and Great Britain. The man has been in custody since June 23.
Russian submarines spotted in Danish waters
Two Russian submarines and a supply boat were recently spotted heading north past the Great Belt Bridge, while a third has been observed from Langeland. Although the Russian navy did not inform Denmark of the death, there is no cause for concern, according to Christer Haven, a spokesman for the Danish Defense. It is believed that the submarines are on their way back from a Russian naval parade in St. Petersburg at the end of July.
Danish billionaire loses bid in Scotland to stop the neighbor from firing rockets
The Danish businessman Anders Holch Povlsen has recently taken steps to prevent the construction of a spaceport next to his country in Scotland, but a court has ruled against him. Povlsen, who is listed as the richest man in both Denmark and Scotland, is concerned that Orbex has plans to launch rockets from near his 200,000-hectare property. Chris Larmour, CEO of Orbex, is overjoyed as the decision will enable the company to complete the first space launches ever from the UK. According to Povlsen’s spokesman, however, he will continue to fight as he expects “calm will eventually prevail”.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen sees fundamental flaws in Afghanistan’s departure
Denmark’s former Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen sees three fundamental flaws in how the situation in Afghanistan was tackled not only by the United States, but also by Denmark. He told TV2 that Donald Trump should never have met the Taliban because it legitimized them. Second, Joe Biden should not have committed to an exact deadline to leave the country. And finally, an evacuation plan by none of the countries involved was duly taken into account.
Smartphone thief to five months in prison before deportation
A Moroccan man has been sentenced to five months in prison for his involvement in a racket for stealing and selling smartphones in Copenhagen. He is then deported and banned from entering Denmark for six years. After German police found 42 smartphones in his car in Mรผnster in northern Germany, an international arrest warrant was issued, leading to his eventual arrest by the Spanish authorities.
Danes who are alleged to have caused a fire will be put on medication
The Dane, who is accused of starting a fire in Spring Creek, which burned 149 homes in the United States along with 404 square kilometers of arable land in 2018, has been told by a court that he must take a medication recommendation from a psychiatrist. The Dane, who is awaiting sentencing, has been diagnosed with a delusional disorder.
Two caught at Copenhagen Airport after illegal boarding flight
The police at Copenhagen Airport caught a 23-year-old man who had just arrived on an emergency flight from Kabul via Pakistan. It is believed that he illegally occupied a place along with 460 others who fled Afghanistan. His arrest followed the interception of a member of the Loyal To Familia the previous day. The gang member had previously been deported to Afghanistan after being found guilty of weapons possession in July last year.
Source: The Nordic Page