RE: Germans recover Stuka bomber wreck from Baltic Sea

[brad kaste]

http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world...r-1455737.html

[grunau_baby]

I follow this case frequently in local media and there´s more news today:

1. the aircraft had no damage due to firearms, so no bullet holes or punctured tanks
2. the stuka itself was not armed, no guns or bombs on board, so probably a reconaisance flight or on their way back from occupied scandinavia in late war days and ran out off fuel before reaching the coastline
3. The pilot´s jackknife was found close to the wreck which could be evidence of the crew´s death at the trial to water the plane (prop blades were severed by the impact, so can´t have been very gentle) and maybe the knife shows the pilot´s initials. This might be of help for further identification

I am curious about what they´ll find out in the end.

Alex

[Naismith]

AJC (the newssite) are a bit mean with the sizing of their pics eh? Might as well not have bothered.

[lifejogger]

That is a very interesting story, I wonder if there is a web site one could go to keep track of restoration?

[TARPSBird]

Really looking forward to an update on this story, with more/bigger/better pics. I remember visiting the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago as a kid and seeing their Stuka suspended from the ceiling. The plane looks a lot more evil in person than in books.

[grunau_baby]

Here´s the update:

obviously the divers preparing the wreck for being brought to the surface found human remains inside the cockpit. So the crew most likely did not survive the "waterlanding". Now it will take some time to recover the remains and take care of a proper burial including the trial to find the identification plates of the victims and inform the families.

Here you´ll find some bigger pics (webside in german only), just click on the picture:
http://nachrichten.t-online.de/mensc...57186818/index

Turns out to be a sad story, I hoped the crew did get away from this.

Regards
Alex