Some debris from the plane had melted out before; 2015 a considerable number of parts from the aeroplane and other material was found on the glacier (Swiss Grid coordinates 657460/162420). During the 69 years since the landing the debris must have travelled about 3.4 kilometres, or nearly 50 metres per year.

On November 19th, 1946 an American Airforce Douglas C-53 Dakota made a forced landing on Gauligletscher above Meiringen (Swis Grid coordinates 654500/163000). All passengers and crew survived and were rescued several days later.

Part of one of the Dakota's wings, looking upglacier. In the background (left and far right) two flow units of the glacier can be seen which merge above the current location of the debris. The Dakota landed at top right at a position covered by clouds (Photo Bruno Petroni, 18 September 2015).

The same part of a wing, looking downglacier. The debris is now at the margin of a crevasse field, just above the icefall near the glacier terminus. Access to this location is only possible for experienced and well equipped mountaineers. No remains from the aircraft should be removed (Photo Bruno Petroni, 18 September 2015).

After melting out some debris once again falls into crevasses. In summer 2016, after the snowmelt, the Archäologische Dienst des Kantons Bern will collect the debris (Photo Bruno Petroni, 18 September 2015).