WWII ammo found in Co Donegal

Six machine guns and a large quantity of ammunition from World War 2 have been discovered in Co Donegal.

Six machine guns and a large quantity of ammunition from World War 2 have been discovered in Co Donegal.

The find was made today during the excavation of a crashed RAF Spitfire aircraft on the Inisowen peninsula - which was buried 30 feet in a bog.

The weapons and 1,000 rounds of ammunition were made safe by Army Bomb Disposal Team.

The collection has been moved to secure military location to be fully decommissioned and cleaned before being handed over to the Derry Museum.

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