Messerschmitt Bf 109 recovered

Doh!

Some additional information and quite a few photographs taken by Kjell Sørensen during the recovery can be found here http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/vikna.html make sure you click on each of the photographs on the page as there are others hidden behind some of them.

So it won’t be at Legends then?:(

Even without much knowledge of engineering you could see that happening several times over..i was surprized that they managed to get her onto the lifting platform !

Whats norwegian for “Doohhhhh” , ” nice one homer ” or “Bleedin eejets ” ?

My God multi-facepalm bonus Herr Doktor. And it’s well deserved too :(:(:(

Ben do you have a quadruple facepalm? That’s just incompetence verging on vandalism 🙁

The Dr orders slightly more than a quadruple 🙁

The wreck is most likely to be used for parts for the G-2 currently under restoration by the museum -so it will be broken up any way as it is not structurally strong enough to be restored as is. Same with the recent Fw 190 wreck recovered off Herdla a few weeks back.
Lets hope one comes out of the Norwegian lakes …..

Dave

Ben do you have a quadruple facepalm? That’s just incompetence verging on vandalism 🙁

The clip here shows exactly how the damage was done… ouch!!!!!!

Christ, nice work guys :rolleyes:

The clip here shows exactly how the damage was done… ouch!!!!!!

Cheers
Peter D Evans
LEMB Administrator

They certainly were casual about handling it. Might as well have been pulling junked car out of a river. And I liked how they shrugged it off after it crunched. I could see the fuselage bucking when the lift strap snagged the tail–that would have been a good clue to stop for a second or two. Also, they made the baby cry.

(I should add that I’m thankful that another wreck is being saved, but be more careful with it gentlemen.)

Ouch! Watching that clip actually made me wince. So much for that paint being in amazing condition now!

Still, for a saltwater recovery…that 109 looks in resonably good health.

Regards;
Steve

The clip here shows exactly how the damage was done… ouch!!!!!!

Cheers
Peter D Evans
LEMB Administrator

Latest reports tail fell off when brought ashore. Notice fuselage is not externally reinforced for the lift unlike the FW190A3 salvage a couple of years ago which made it ashore in one piece.

The location looks coastal so a salt water recovery I presume ? Looks to be in better shape than the Skua lifted some time ago. Where’s the Skua gone by the way ?

It looks in really good condition! Amazing condition of the paint!

Hi,

Nice! But I wonder what the do to prevent that the wrack will rotten in a short time. Attached a few photos of another messerschmitt 109 part that was excavated recently. I managed to get it and now it will be used for the 109 owned by Jan van Huuksloot in The Netherlands.

Regards,

Mathieu.