War veteran 'delighted' after air crash goggles found
A war veteran is "over the moon" after the goggles he was thought to have been wearing during an air crash in 1945 were found by a historian.
Bob Koppen, now aged 91, was the only survivor after two American B-17 bombers collided over Mandres-en-Barrois in France. The accident killed three civilians and 17 of his colleagues from the 34th Bomb Group based near Mendlesham in Suffolk.
Historian Anne Grimshaw, from Sudbury, has tracked him down to Florida - 72 years later.
They have exchanged more than 20 letters and Mr Koppen is "over the moon" and "delighted" about the discovery of the goggles, which are "very likely to have been his," Miss Grimshaw said.
She is now searching for a suitable museum to donate the goggles to.
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