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Aircraft wreck no Ju 87 - salvage work suspended
The "Spiekeroog" suspended its salvage work on a WW II bomber off Ruegen on June 15 after it was found out that the wreckage belongs to a Junkers Ju 88 and not Ju 87. This was found out on June 14 during investigations of the wreckage which was recovered so far. The Ju 88 is much larger, and so it is thought that large remains are still stuck in the mud. The salvage of such a large plane is not possible for the Navy tug. The debris field in a water depth of 18 metres is much larger than presumed. The hull and the complete left part with one motor was not yet found. There was no decision yet whether these will also be salvaged. Divers concentrated on tracing remains of the bodies until the evening.
Engine of Stuka bomber recovered
On June 9, the engine of a German Junkers Ju 87 'Stuka' dive bomber was unloaded from the "Spiekeroog" in Sassnitz. German military divers are working to hoist the wreck of the bomber from the floor of the Baltic Sea. The Stuka wreck, first discovered in the 1990s when a fisherman's nets snagged on it, lies about 10 kilometers off the coast of Ruegen, in about 18 meters of water. The divers have been working over the past week to prepare the bomber to be hoisted to the surface, using fire hoses to carefully free it from the sand. They have already brought up smaller pieces and also hauled up its motor over the weekend. They are now working to free the main 9-meter fuselage piece and expect to bring it up on Tuesday, depending on the weather. The operation is run by the German Military Historical Museum in Dresden. Initial reports were that the wreck was in good condition despite having spent the last seven decades at the bottom of the sea. The restoration crew said it was in really good condition for being restored. So far, little is known about this particular plane - when it crashed, who its pilot and gunner were and whether they survived the crash. Once the plane is brought to the surface, researchers will use the serial number to track down all of the information. Report with photo: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jun/11/germans-recover-stuka-bomber-wreck-from-baltic-sea/
Navy tug serving as salvage platform for Junkers aircraft
The "Spiekeroog" will serve as a dive base during the salvage of a German Junkers JU 87 aircraft off Rügen, starting on June 5, 2012. About 50 persons will be involved in the operation. The aircraft is then to be restored and later displayed at the Museum of Military History on the air base Berlin-Gatow. The wreck was traced off Sassnitz and will be lifted within ten days.
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