P-40 found, raised from Black Sea last week

[FlyingFortB17]

Pardon if this is old news...article is dated 6-May-17.

Given it's location, one can assume this aircraft was operated by the Red Air Force at the time of loss.

Link: https://www.unian.info/politics/1910436-ww2-era-us-air-force-p40-kittihawk-warcraft-recovered-from-black-sea-at-kerch-bridge-construction-site.html

[Zac Yates]

Looking at the tail it's a late K, an M or an early N maybe?

Unless it's an L?

[marine air]

First I've seen of it. Thanks for posting. Would love to have that sitting in my garage.

[Chris Brame]

Too bad they broke the fuselage aft of the cockpit.
Plucked a frame from the video; some kind of landing gear warning placard:

[camshaw]

any lists on aircraft lost in that same puddle?

[sandiego89]

What a great recovery. As I understand it especially below ~150-200 meters or so the Sea has very low oxygen levels ensuring long preservation. While pushing salvage limits it does make you wonder what other great finds lie below.

[Pat Carry]

Great news, thanks.

[Buz]

Great recovery, and whilst the fuselage broke not to hard to repair for these times given the right jigs (which exist) and the money (and a pretty normal break for the P-40 airframe).

Even better is it will be an easy id to do, even if the plates from the cockpit are missing as the rear scallop perspex is still in place, which should have kept the little plates for the airframe located in these areas safe.

P-40 databases are opened and awaiting the small info on that plate

Buz