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Per Bjorkqvist
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Incredible or what:)?
:D :D :D :D :D

http://f16.parsimony.net/cgi-bin/topic- ... mmer=14197
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Wow - this was in the sea?! must have been dark and cold :D

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It was recovered just outside of Bergen in Norway...from 180 ft depth(60 m)
Great too look at..it seems they won't restore it ..just display "as is" after thorough cleaning I suppose.
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Would look great parked next to a certain recovered P47!
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I saw a similar thread on Flypast about this story. Quite impressive!!! :o

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More pictures of the recovery here: http://www.luftwaffe.no/wreck/index.htm
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bdk wrote:
Would look great parked next to a certain recovered P47!



Or flying next to it

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Love these kind of suprises!! The Fw-190 is my favorite, next to the Corsair, and I continue to be impressed with how many previously unknown airframes keep popping out of the woodwork.

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