Add another He-111 and Ju-88 to the survivors lists!
Thu Sep 02, 2004 11:20 am
This is being carried out at Lake Jonsvannet near Trondheim, Norway. This is apparently being done by the Deutsches Technikmuseum in Berlin - the same organization that recovered the Fw-200 Condor a few years back. Looks like they might have learned their lesson about raising airframes too far out of the water.
http://www.adressa.no/bildegallerier/article.jhtml?articleID=506976&imageIndex=0
Thu Sep 02, 2004 12:54 pm
I'm assuming that is the He-111, any info on the 88? I'm finding it difficult to read the site refered to 
Thu Sep 02, 2004 3:15 pm
Here are some further pictures. Saw the link on Flypast forum. I must admit that it's been a long time since we had so many good news stories (warbirds related at least) to report... been too many bad ones these past couple of years! Congratulations to everyone involved!
Cheers,
Richard
http://forum.airpics.com/read.php?TID=23763&page=2
Cheers,
Richard
http://forum.airpics.com/read.php?TID=23763&page=2
Thu Sep 02, 2004 6:45 pm
Both aircraft were caught on the lake after the wheels broke through the ice, so are complete [ except for stabilizers which the Germans took off before they sank ] and undamaged. They were first surveyed back in 1985, but concerns about pollution of the water [ the lake is the Trondheim water supply] meant they were not bought up. Recent Govt. decision gave the OK. Salvage is partially funded by DTM Berlin , and there is some controversy because at least one of the aircraft will go to Germany..
Code of the Ju 88 is U4+TK (2./KG 30) and code for the He 111 is 6N+NH
(1./KGr 100).
Dave
Code of the Ju 88 is U4+TK (2./KG 30) and code for the He 111 is 6N+NH
(1./KGr 100).
Dave
Thu Sep 02, 2004 7:47 pm
Wow, thanks Dave for the update and clarification on these two awesome birds. This truely is a great week! I am starting to run low on fingures counting all of the new finds. I am especially happy to hear about the HE-111. That will be great. It just broke my heart when CAF lost theirs and the crew 
. I remember touring the HE-111 when it was at a nearby airport. That was truely an amazing aircraft. It was a real change to get up into an Axis aircraft and see the other side of history. German engineering really intesrests and intrigues me.
Dave D.
. I remember touring the HE-111 when it was at a nearby airport. That was truely an amazing aircraft. It was a real change to get up into an Axis aircraft and see the other side of history. German engineering really intesrests and intrigues me.
Dave D.
Fri Sep 03, 2004 4:22 pm
