Itanagar, April 4: The Indian Army has discovered wreckage of a World War II US Air Force aircraft in Arunachal Pradesh's Roing district, said the communication wing of the armed forces in a statement issued on Thursday. The wreckage was found on March 30, after a rigorous search operation launched by a patrolling team of the military.

The expedition was launched after local trekkers had alerted the forces of the presence of vintage objects beneath snow-clad hills in Roing region. The 12-member patrol successfully carried out the arduous task last week. The US aircraft debris was found five feet beneath the snow. Pakistani F-16s, UAF Detected Near Punjab, Forced to Retreat After Indian Air Force Scrambles Jets.

Statement Issued by ADG-PI:

"The patrol moved cross country for 30 kilometers in thick jungles and snow covered areas for eight days to trace out the wreckage. The region had seldom been ventured by anyone in the past and is even obscured from air due to thick foliage," said the statement issued by the ADGPI.

Notably, the World War II was fought between 1939 to 1945. The US, which had sided with the Allied Powers, was involved in hectic military bombings on the bases of Axis Powers in Southeast Asia. Japan was left devastated after the United States dropped nuclear bombs in two cities - Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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