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Facebook post...so no clue if the pics are coming out.....but just wow!

https://www.facebook.com/ALFASHIRT

Facebook post...so no clue if the pics are coming out.....but just wow!

https://www.facebook.com/ALFASHIRT

Saw the pics on Facebook. While the pics are interesting, they were just being used as clickbait by somebody hawking T-shirts.

SN

So does the wreck really exists????

Yes, it is one of several Ju-52's that still remain on the bottom of Lake Hartvikvatnet in Norway. In April 1940, about a dozen Ju-52's made forced landings on the frozen lake due to poor weather. At least one was able to later takeoff again, while the rest sank to the bottom when the lake melted that May. Five of the airframes were recovered between 1983-1986.

Those that have been recovered are:

WkNr.6134 - Displayed at Technik Museum Hugo Junkers, Dessau, Germany.
WkNr.6657 - Displayed at Forsvarets Flysamling, Oslo - Gardermoen, Norway.
WkNr.6693 - Displayed at Luftwaffen Museum, Wunstorf AB, Hannover, Germany.
WkNr.6791 - Last reported in storage at Gratangen/Hellarbogen, Norway.
WkNr.6821 - Displayed at Technikmuseum Speyer, Speyer, Germany.

Wow! So, recovery candidate or just left there for divers to look at? I see the props are missing.

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)