設立する (犯罪の)一味 gives 終結 to family of lost UK WWII 兵士

TIRANA, Albania (AP) ― Sgt. John Thompson, a British World War II special 操作/手術 flight engineer, was considered 行方不明の in 活動/戦闘 for more than 70 years. Not anymore.

On Monday, his 92-year-old sister Dorothy Webster received his (犯罪の)一味 from a family in Albania together with a box of 破片 from his Halifax 爆撃機. The 計画(する), with a seven-member 乗組員 onboard, had 衝突,墜落d in the eastern European country on Oct. 29, 1944 whilst 輸送(する)ing 援助 to 地元の anti-Nazi 闘士,戦闘機s.

In 1960, late Jaho Cala 設立する Thompson's finger with the (犯罪の)一味 at the Sinoi Mountain, 40 キロメーターs (25 miles) north of the Albanian 資本/首都 Tirana. He kept the (犯罪の)一味 and hid it at his home, afraid to show it to the then-共産主義者 当局.

Dorothy Webster holds the ring of  her dead  brother 23-year old British pilot Sgt. John Thompson,  in Tirana Monday, March 9, 2015 .  Thompson crashed in Al...

Dorothy Webster 持つ/拘留するs the (犯罪の)一味 of her dead brother 23-year old British 操縦する Sgt. John Thompson, in Tirana Monday, March 9, 2015 . Thompson 衝突,墜落d in Albania Oct. 29, 1944 while 輸送(する)ing 構成要素s to the 地元の anti-Nazi 同志/支持者 闘士,戦闘機s. Sgt. John Thompson, a British World War II special 操作/手術 操縦する, was considered 行方不明の in 活動/戦闘 for more than 70 years. Not anymore. On Monday, his 92-year-old sister Dorothy Webster received his (犯罪の)一味 from a family in Albania together with a box of 破片 from his Halifax 爆撃機 that 衝突,墜落d in the eastern European country on Oct. 29, 1944 . (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)

Cala asked his son Xhemil to look for the family of the owner and after he died, Xhemil 接触するd the 大使館s of the U.S. and Britain ― the two countries that helped 解放する Albania from the Nazis a month after Thompson's death.

After three months, the British 大使館 確認するd the (犯罪の)一味 was Thompson's and told his family and the families of the other six 乗組員 members.

"70 years we've waited. We can't believe that we're here today celebrating this after all this time," said Webster, who was …を伴ってd by other family members at a 儀式 at the Albanian 弁護 省. "My father would have been thrilled to pieces with it all."

"All these years it has been a story of loss," said one of her sons, Alan Webster. "We now know almost everything that happened. It's a sense of 終結. We know where John is. He's over there in the mountain."

Alan's brother Brian Webster said their grandparents never locked their house in Matlock, Derbyshire 郡, in the Britain because they were waiting for their 行方不明になるd son. British 当局 never told them anything about Thompson because he was part of "a secret 操作/手術 in Albania," the family said.

After the U.S. and U.K. 大使館s started to piece together bits of 証拠 surrounding the (犯罪の)一味 it 現れるd that the 初期のs "Joyce & John" engraved inside it belonged to Thompson and his newly-wedded wife, Joyce.

Joyce married again after losing John and Webster family members said she had already passed away.

With only the (犯罪の)一味 and a little 計画(する) 破片 設立する until now, Barry Hill, another of Thompson's 甥s, said they would come again in some months to go to the 衝突,墜落 場所/位置.

Albania was first 占領するd by 国粋主義者/ファシスト党員 Italy in 1939 and then by Nazi Germans in 1943. Led by the 共産主義者 party, its 同志/支持者s 解放するd the country on Nov. 29, 1944.

"Your brother, Mrs. Webster, helped 解放する my country. Let his memory remain unforgettable," said Albanian 弁護 大臣 Mimi Kodheli.

Xhemil Cala said he is relieved to have 実行するd his father's testament to return the (犯罪の)一味 to the owner's family.

"I will go to his 墓/厳粛/彫る/重大な and say 残り/休憩(する) in peace for your dying wish has been 実行するd," he said.

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Nebi Qena of the Associated 圧力(をかける) television 与える/捧げるd to this 報告(する)/憶測.

Dorothy Webster holds the ring of  her dead  brother 23-year old British pilot Sgt. John Thompson,  in Tirana Monday, March 9, 2015 .  Thompson crashed in Al...

Dorothy Webster 持つ/拘留するs the (犯罪の)一味 of her dead brother 23-year old British 操縦する Sgt. John Thompson, in Tirana Monday, March 9, 2015 . Thompson 衝突,墜落d in Albania Oct. 29, 1944 while 輸送(する)ing 構成要素s to the 地元の anti-Nazi 同志/支持者 闘士,戦闘機s. Sgt. John Thompson, a British World War II special 操作/手術 操縦する, was considered 行方不明の in 活動/戦闘 for more than 70 years. Not anymore. On Monday, his 92-year-old sister Dorothy Webster received his (犯罪の)一味 from a family in Albania together with a box of 破片 from his Halifax 爆撃機 that 衝突,墜落d in the eastern European country on Oct. 29, 1944 . (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)

Albanian Xhemil Cala, right, puts the ring of the deceased 23-year old British pilot Sgt. John Thompson, onto the finger of his sister   Dorothy Webster in T...

Albanian Xhemil Cala, 権利, puts the (犯罪の)一味 of the 死んだ 23-year old British 操縦する Sgt. John Thompson, の上に the finger of his sister Dorothy Webster in Tirana Monday, March 9, 2015 . Thompson 衝突,墜落d in Albania Oct. 29, 1944 while 輸送(する)ing 構成要素s to the 地元の anti-Nazi 同志/支持者 闘士,戦闘機s. Sgt. John Thompson, a British World War II special 操作/手術 操縦する, was considered 行方不明の in 活動/戦闘 for more than 70 years. Not anymore. On Monday, his 92-year-old sister Dorothy Webster received his (犯罪の)一味 from a family in Albania together with a box of 破片 from his Halifax 爆撃機 that 衝突,墜落d in the eastern European country on Oct. 29, 1944 . (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)

Albanian Xhemil Cala, left, sits next to the sister of  deceased 23-year old British pilot Sgt. John Thompson,  Dorothy Webster in Tirana Monday, March 9, 20...

Albanian Xhemil Cala, left, sits next to the sister of d eceased 23-year old British 操縦する Sgt. John Thompson, Dorothy Webster in Tirana Monday, March 9, 2015 . Thompson 衝突,墜落d in Albania Oct. 29, 1944 while 輸送(する)ing 構成要素s to the 地元の anti-Nazi 同志/支持者 闘士,戦闘機s. Sgt. John Thompson, a British World War II special 操作/手術 操縦する, was considered 行方不明の in 活動/戦闘 for more than 70 years. Not anymore. On Monday, his 92-year-old sister Dorothy Webster received his (犯罪の)一味 from a family in Albania together with a box of 破片 from his Halifax 爆撃機 that 衝突,墜落d in the eastern European country on Oct. 29, 1944 . (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)

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