Soviet airplane found in Polish river bed
Tue Aug 25, 2015 6:17 am
Found this in the news today, didn't see it posted here. The airmen can now be properly laid to rest.
Soviet plane shot down in 1945, crew remains found in Polish river bed amid drought
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The remains of a Soviet fighter-bomber plane and two crew members shot down by Germans in 1945 have been found in a river in central Poland amid extremely low water levels associated with a drought.
Explorers made the find in the muddy tributary of the Bzura River on Sunday. The remnants of the plane have been moved to a museum in nearby Wyszogrod for examination, with recovery work ongoing.
The head of the museum, Zdzislaw Leszczynski, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that witnesses had described the plane being hit while flying low in January 1945 and crushing down through the thick ice and into the river.
Recent drought has allowed access to the remains. Leszczynski said he has informed the Russian Embassy about the find.
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Soviet plane shot down in 1945, crew remains found in Polish river bed amid drought
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The remains of a Soviet fighter-bomber plane and two crew members shot down by Germans in 1945 have been found in a river in central Poland amid extremely low water levels associated with a drought.
Explorers made the find in the muddy tributary of the Bzura River on Sunday. The remnants of the plane have been moved to a museum in nearby Wyszogrod for examination, with recovery work ongoing.
The head of the museum, Zdzislaw Leszczynski, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that witnesses had described the plane being hit while flying low in January 1945 and crushing down through the thick ice and into the river.
Recent drought has allowed access to the remains. Leszczynski said he has informed the Russian Embassy about the find.
Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articl ... -river-bed
Re: Soviet airplane found in Polish river bed
Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:05 am
V12 engine, two man crew. Guess the aircraft?
Re: Soviet airplane found in Polish river bed
Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:33 am
Petlyakov Pe-2 maybe?
Re: Soviet airplane found in Polish river bed
Tue Aug 25, 2015 10:06 am
I was thinking more along the lines of an Il-2/10.
Re: Soviet airplane found in Polish river bed
Tue Aug 25, 2015 11:15 am
Saw something on Facebook about this..the aircraft was described as an Il-2.
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Re: Soviet airplane found in Polish river bed
Tue Aug 25, 2015 3:12 pm
Looks like a Klimov engine. Also a tip from an Il-2 tailplane. A lot of wood is visible as well so I/m currently thinking IL-2 as well from the photos available.
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