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Here's a neat story for you folks! :D

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061006/ap_on_re_eu/greece_wwii_plane

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If it's been messed up with trawlers you wander what's the point in raising it, must be wrecked to f*** by now :?
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Not so.......it lost its engine and tail when pulled up from depth, but has not be touched since then and is substantially intact.
Check Classic Wings 49 for a picture taken just after that event., before it got covered in sand.

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Saw the pics on the Flypast forum, still looks well battered.
I'd happily eat my words but I doubt they will have much to show when it's all cleaned up.
I hope it's NOT a wargrave either. The Ju52 the Greeks pulled up recently was, they found at least one wedding ring in it, I wonder if it was traceable to a crew-member (engraved) ?
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Crew is missing so that is unknown, if it turns out to be, well the remains will be repatriated. A ring was found in the Ju-52 from one of the paratroopers that didn't make it and IIRC it wasn't possible to trace the owner as it had first names on it, he was buried with full military honours. The HAF are not stupid, they have limited funding and don't waste money on recoveries that are not viable.

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Here is the flypast link,
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showth ... ge=2&pp=30

Nice to see a rare bird recovered. I just really wish one would take back to the air.

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what are the items that look round & are grouped together??

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tom d. friedman wrote:
what are the items that look round & are grouped together??


I am guessing that they are oxygen bottles, German-style?

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Correct :)

Some pics of it washed down will be interesting.....
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Pre 'washdown'

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Are there any Stuka projects that are potential flyers?
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the fixed landing gear is their, but where are the spats / gear covers????

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bdk wrote:
Are there any Stuka projects that are potential flyers?


There is one in England owned by a group called RLM
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the fixed landing gear is their, but where are the spats / gear covers????


Umm..maybe lost during the crash or subsequent trawling up from 100m.


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None anywhere near flying and not likely in the mid to long term.

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Spats on the Ju-87 were also sometimes simply removed during operational use.

http://hometown.aol.com/Bogdanovaslava/ ... u87n42.jpg

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