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This is a suprising find considering that it is on a public beach. It will be interesting to see what they decide to do with the Airframe once it is recovered.
I just would like to know how many old wreck we'll still be able to find like this. My guess is that Pacific islands and Russia are probably places where you can find some really nice warbird treasures.
I just would like to know how many old wreck we'll still be able to find like this. My guess is that Pacific islands and Russia are probably places where you can find some really nice warbird treasures.
Alex
That's why every time Aeroflot needs a replacement part they head up to the mountains to search for parts from one of their wrecks.
I just would like to know how many old wreck we'll still be able to find like this. My guess is that Pacific islands and Russia are probably places where you can find some really nice warbird treasures.
Alex
You can find those old warbirds pretty much everywhere. Can't count how many German Fokkers, Messerschmitts and Dorniers have been pulled out of Scandinavian fjords over the years.
In 1999 they pulled out a FW-200 lying on the ground of the Trondheimfjord. The Condor was nearly complete, but broke to pieces only minutes after they got out of the water.
I just would like to know how many old wreck we'll still be able to find like this. My guess is that Pacific islands and Russia are probably places where you can find some really nice warbird treasures.
We went up to dark peak moor (Derbyshire UK) during the summer and found a wreck of a Superfortress, plenty of wreckage still littered around. Subsequently we learned there have been around 100 aircraft crashes on the moor. With the majority of wreckage still there.
In 1999 they pulled out a FW-200 lying on the ground of the Trondheimfjord. The Condor was nearly complete, but broke to pieces only minutes after they got out of the water.
Too bad, as this find was really unique.
yes, Russia and the Pacific may be real troves, especially the latter area as scores of Japanese aircrafts may come back to light. On the dark side, restauring them even for static display may prove impossible due to exessive corrosion.
China and the Koreas can be considered as paradises of aircraft archeology sooner or later
Some 20 or 25 years ago, a farmer out of a neighboured village found some wreckage of a 1943 downed R.A.F. Lancaster while he was cutting furrows. Although the crashsite was known and most of the pieces were collected by German authorities in Autumn of 1943, it was a surprise, after more than 40 years still finding some parts of that aircraft.
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