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The story and loads of pics here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ition.html
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It's a later model with the Martin Turret. Looks like it had one engine feathered when it went in.
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I really hope that someone is helping them with their conservation of that thing...
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Cool! The Daily Mail link has an attached underwater video is of the Stuka reported on earlier this month.

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Underwater survey image here; looks like what they pulled up is all there is, but the tail should be around there somewhere:
http://www.thenews.pl/46f4cdda-312d-438 ... 7ed8a.file

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Video of the recovery:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... Tmsydp8tkQ
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video of the work leading up to the recovery:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PphED3OGpNU

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Honestly, I wish they could have taken all the money spent on that recovery to buy/con/whatever the A-20 sitting in Russia.

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no mention of it's a war grave.......... otherwise, not to many around!! any havoc recovery is worth the effort if there are no casualties.

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!
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no mention of it's a war grave.......... otherwise, not to many around!! any havoc recovery is worth the effort if there are no casualties>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sorry for the f'ing windows 8 double post!!

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Tom, I would agree with you if the salvage would result in something positive. In my most humble opinion I don't think this recovery will do that. Nothing of those remains are salvageable/useable or would even make a somewhat interesting display. Now, if it was the only one in existance, yes a recovery and display would be appropriate, no matter how bad of condition the remains are in. Financial help is hard to get these days, and I just believe there are other birds out there that money spent on them would bring better results.

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