Remains of Finnish WWII Plane Downed by Soviets Discovered After 84 Years

Divers locate well-preserved wreckage of passenger plane shot down over Baltic Sea, carrying American and French diplomats.

The plane, named Kaleva, was shot down by Soviet bombers in June 1940, killing all nine on board.
The discovery was made off Keri island near Tallinn, Estonia, at a depth of 70 meters.
Among the victims was American diplomat Henry W. Antheil Jr., one of the first U.S. casualties of WWII.
The downing occurred just days before the Soviet Union annexed the Baltic states.
The find sheds light on a significant event in Finnish and Baltic WWII history.