U.S. pilot killed in WWII is accounted for 80 years after bomber named "Heaven Can Wait" crashed into ocean
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An American pilot killed in World War II has been accounted for 80 years after his bomber — dubbed "Heaven Can Wait" — crashed off the coast of New Guinea, U.S. officials revealed Monday.
U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Herbert G. Tennyson, 24, of Wichita, Kansas, was officially accounted for on Sept. 25, 2024, and Tennyson's family recently received their full briefing on his identification, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) said in a news release.
On March 11, 1944, Tennyson was the pilot onboard a B-24D Liberator bomber called "Heaven Can Wait" during a bombing mission in Hansa Bay, located along the northern coast of New Guinea. Officials said crew members from other aircraft in the formation reported seeing flames shooting out from the bomb bay and tail of Tennyson's plane. Military officials believe anti-aircraft fire had hit the plane, causing one of the bombs it was carrying to explode.
