A World War 2 fighter pilot who crashed and vanished during a mission has been identified 79 years later.
The remains of Second Lieutenant Fred L Brewer Jr, 23, were identified on August 10, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) statement released Wednesday September 6.
Missing World War II pilot?s body found 79 years after he crashed during mission against Nazi Germany
Brewer, one of 1,000 black pilots who were trained in a segregated airfield, flew a single-seat P-51C Mustang nicknamed Traveling Light out of Ramitelli Air Field in Italy on October 19, 1944.
