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dswo
May 17th, 2010, 04:06
This was mentioned on the IL-2 forum: (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1274292/Buried-Welsh-beach-60-years-World-War-II-fighter-emerged-seas.html)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1274292/Buried-Welsh-beach-60-years-World-War-II-fighter-emerged-seas.html

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/05/07/article-0-0977BD9A000005DC-557_634x507.jpg
Mathias
May 17th, 2010, 04:25
Interesting!
I wish something like that would all of sudden surface in my garden. :-)
peter12213
May 17th, 2010, 04:27
Interesting!
I wish something like that would all of sudden surface in my garden. :-)

Yeah me too, how cool!
Matt Wynn
May 17th, 2010, 05:07
sure don't look like wales.... clear water and no sheep :icon_lol: welcome back to the world missing P-38! 'Maid of Harlech'
Bjoern
May 17th, 2010, 05:43
I wish something like that would all of sudden surface in my garden. :-)

Allegedly there's a WW2 era plane submerged in the lake behind a buddy's garden. No idea what type or nationality it could be though.

I'd rate east Germany a paradise for WW2 archeology since a lot of stuff got dumped in its lakes in the final days or beyond.

I want to find me a late 109 or Panther one day...:d


Especially the Müritz apparently offers anything from Do-24s over Lancasters to B-17s...
Tako_Kichi
May 17th, 2010, 06:10
This is actually old news that the Daily Fail is obviously trying to make new again (must be a slow news day back home now that the elections are over).

IIRC I first saw pictures of this a couple of years ago. It periodically reappears whenever there is a particularly low tide or after a storm has moved the sand around to expose the wreck again. The usual wave/current action will then start to bury the aircraft in sand until the next storm re-exposes it.
stiz
May 17th, 2010, 08:42
This is actually old news that the Daily Fail is obviously trying to make new again (must be a slow news day back home now that the elections are over).


tis, most intresting thing thats happened the past couple days is that londons gonna get some new busses :mixedsmi:
Matt Wynn
May 17th, 2010, 09:11
tis, most intresting thing thats happened the past couple days is that londons gonna get some new busses :mixedsmi:

i only ever buy the Sun, and not for the news... well news in briefs perhaps... rarely read the news, just focus on sports, news is on 24/7 on my TV... and yeah tako it is a bit old...