S. Korea, US begin joint probe into Korean War aircraft crash sites

South Korea and the United States have launched a joint investigation to locate remains and trace evidence from US military aircraft that crashed during the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said Monday. The project, which began Monday and runs through May 1, is being carried out by the ministry’s Agency for Killed in Action Recovery and Identification and the US Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. The ministry said the effort serves as a preparatory phase for a joint underwater recove