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The remains of two Second World War airmen who were found 76 years after their plane crashed in North Yorkshire

Remains of RAF officer Alfred Robert William Milne and his navigator Eric Stubbs, both 22, were found on a remote farm near Chop Gate by a family investigating a blocked septic tank in 2020.

The remains of two Second World War airmen who were found 76 years after their plane crashed in North Yorkshire during a secret mission were 'moved there' from another location, an inquest heard.

Remains of RAF officer Alfred Robert William Milne and his navigator Eric Stubbs, both 22, were found on a remote farm near Chop Gate by a family investigating a blocked septic tank in 2020.

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