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Google Maps user spots eerie image of plane shell left untouched for 51 years

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Google Maps user has spotted an eerie image of the shell of a plane left untouched since the 1970s.The picture of a crashed plane, uploaded to Reddit, was discovered on Big Diomede, a remote island between Alaska and Russia.

After a bit of investigation, one internet user suggested that the plane was the remains of a Lisunov Li-2 belonging to Soviet Border Troops that crashed on June 13, 1970.

There is no air strip on the island but some flights were carried out in order to transport supplies. The crew members were injured and the green hull of the plane remains visible to this day.

The island of Big Diomede has been left without permanent inhabitants since the Second World War. It is owned by the Russians while its smaller brother, Little.

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