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By Mariam Khan An incredible piece of history is being protected almost permanently by nature; the Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft crashed landed in north Wales in 1942. The American fighter plane crash-landed onto a north Wales beach in September 1942. The plane, presumed to be USAAF serial number 41-7677, is buried about 2m below the sands. The plane has been uncovered three times since it crash landed, once in the 1970s, then in 2007 and most recently in 2014. The exact location of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft remains confidential, to protect the plane, and it remai…