THE REMAINS OF AN RAF pilot have been discovered in a canal in northern France.
Sqn Ldr George Morley Fidler was killed at just 27 years old, when his Hurricane was shot down by a German Messerschmitt on 19th May 1940, Janet Friend reports.
Hurricane found by workers
In 2022, excavation works were under way in Oisy-le-Verger Canal when his Hurricane was found by workers, with him still in the pilot seat.
He was confirmed as the missing pilot after almost four years of testing and research had confirmed Fidler's identity.
This was a big undertaking as there were more than 500,000 British soldiers still missing from World War One and Two.
Strong possibility
It was in 2022, the Hurricane and a set of remains were recovered and there was a strong possibility that it could be Fidler,
Eventually his identity was confirmed and he is set to have a military burial on the 86th anniversary of his death on 19th May.