The wreck of a British bomber that sunk during a raid on the German battleship, the Tirpitz, has been found and is likely to contain the bodies of two of the missing crew. The Halifax bomber was located perfectly intact 600ft down in a Norwegian fjord 72 years after it crashed on the mission to destroy one of Hitler's most feared ships. The aircraft was struck by heavy flak and made a successful crash landing in the water inlet in northern Norway. Scroll down for video Significant find: The Halifax bomber was located perfectly intact 600ft down in a Norwegian fjord 72 years after it crashed on the mission to destroy one of Hitler's most feared ships
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Wreck of Halifax W7656 bomber found in 600ft deep waters in Norway
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It crashed while on a mission to destroy one of Hitler's most feared ships
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While trying to sink the Tirpitz, it was struck by heavy flak and came down
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Plane found when pipeline engineers stumbled upon a mystery object
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Six students sent a remote control submarine down to inspect the object
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It turned out to be a Halifax bomber, very likely to be W7656
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It will be protected as a war grave, as two crew members may be on board
'We realised it might be a @placeholder war grave and were very careful and respectful.