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U.S. pilot killed in WWII is accounted for 80 years after bomber named "Heaven Can Wait" crashed into ocean

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U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Herbert G. Tennyson was the pilot of a B-24D Liberator bomber called " Heaven Can Wait " He was killed in 1944 in a bombing mission in Hansa Bay , located along the northern coast of New Guinea .

Officials believe anti-aircraft fire hit the plane, causing one of the bombs to explode.