Hidden Treasure
Hidden Treasure

An agricultural worker by profession, Klaus Kristiansen was in utter shock when against all odds he witnessed the metal detector beeping wildly when he along with his son reached the farm. He was truly convinced before coming to the field that they would not find anything.

Need To Go Deeper
Need To Go Deeper

Things got interesting when the father and son duo found some pieces from a plane on digging the field a bit. They soon realized that there were way many other things hidden deep inside the field. Therefore, they decided to get some help in order to dig deep into the field and unravel the mystery.

Continuing The Search
Continuing The Search

So they decided to lend a mini excavator from their neighbor. From then on things started to get more thrilling as they went on to discover the remains of a plane and bones while digging at a depth of 6 meters and 7 meters respectively. Now, this is enough to send chills down the spine of anyone.

In The Backyard For 75 Years
Laying In The Backyard For 75 Years

Klaus Kristiansen exclaimed in an interview, “The plane had crashed into thousands of pieces. Everything was so well preserved that you could hardly see it had been laying there for nearly 75 years.” So, gradually the story told by Dan’s grandfather was starting to make sense.

More Than A Plane
More Than A Plane

Well, if you are thrilled by the discovery of the plane. Then surely brace yourself as the duo went on to make an even more interesting discovery. The things they found buried in the farm included the motor of the plane, clothes, wallet, and money. Well, this is not the end yet of what they had discovered!

Unbelievable
Unbelievable

Klaus described their findings to the BBC,“In the first moment it was not a plane. It was maybe 2,000 – 5,000 pieces of a plane. And we found a motor…then suddenly we found parts of bones and parts from [the pilot’s] clothes.” Till that moment Klaus had come to the realization that they were on to doing something extraordinary.