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Title: Stuka discovered off the Coast of Croatia
Post by: Chalenge on October 10, 2014, 10:54:21 PM: As the tile pretty much covers it here is the news article at Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/croatia/11135753/Remains-of-WWII-dive-bomber-found-off-the-coast-of-Croatia.html
Title: Re: Stuka discovered off the Coast of Croatia
Post by: Chalenge on October 10, 2014, 10:56:02 PM: Youtube video of diving the wreck:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwedQaJDzMU#t=48
Title: Re: Stuka discovered off the Coast of Croatia
Post by: GScholz on October 11, 2014, 12:23:17 PM: 90 feet of water shouldn't be a problem as long as they find someone willing to pay for it. Hope they recover it; is a very rare bird.
Title: Re: Stuka discovered off the Coast of Croatia
Post by: Nefarious on October 11, 2014, 01:34:55 PM: It doesn't really say, but could it be a war grave?
Title: Re: Stuka discovered off the Coast of Croatia
Post by: ABDCWOT on October 12, 2014, 10:42:42 AM: Quote from: Nefarious on October 11, 2014, 01:34:55 PM
It doesn't really say, but could it be a war grave?

Hell, if it were my grave, I'd say.. "Raise it!"
Title: Re: Stuka discovered off the Coast of Croatia
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on October 12, 2014, 10:50:48 AM: I wonder if there's a live bomb under it.
Title: Re: Stuka discovered off the Coast of Croatia
Post by: mechanic on October 12, 2014, 11:08:32 AM: no mention of the pilots?

Looks like the engine and the vert stab fell off in the crash, or did it fall off due to corrosion later?
Title: Re: Stuka discovered off the Coast of Croatia
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on October 12, 2014, 11:13:11 AM: Quote from: mechanic on October 12, 2014, 11:08:32 AM
no mention of the pilots?

Looks like the engine and the vert stab fell off in the crash, or did it fall off due to corrosion later?

The tail gun is also missing. I wonder if it was looted already.
Title: Re: Stuka discovered off the Coast of Croatia
Post by: mechanic on October 12, 2014, 11:17:34 AM: Yup, wonder if the crew dumped the tailgun to try and make it further. The canopies also missing, so maybe they bailed.
Title: Re: Stuka discovered off the Coast of Croatia
Post by: -ammo- on October 12, 2014, 11:35:43 AM: The below pics are of the remains of a Stuka that was brought out of the sea. There is a request by the museum for details pertaining to the AC (dates, squadron, etc..).

(http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb1/bigsargewells/DSC_0669.jpg) (http://s207.photobucket.com/user/bigsargewells/media/DSC_0669.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Stuka discovered off the Coast of Croatia
Post by: Chalenge on October 12, 2014, 01:52:42 PM: Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on October 12, 2014, 11:13:11 AM
The tail gun is also missing. I wonder if it was looted already.

I don't know if it can be stowed like the 110. The engine is probably at the original ditch point. This final position is closer to the coast than the original ditch point, as you can see portions of the tail and wing have folded under the aircraft.