Hi all,
Recently Bruce mentioned that dozens of Fw 190 canopies were recoverd from an Austrian lake. What’s the story on that? When were they discovered
and recovered. I remember a documentary years ago about dumpings in lakes and underwater footage showing vehicles and even poundnotes from the German attempt to bring Britain financially in a crisis.
Cheers
Cees
By: Bruce - 6th March 2010 at 11:53
They come up on ebay quite regularly – keep an eye open!
By: flyingcloggie - 6th March 2010 at 11:17
Very interesting, do any photos of the recovered canopies exist? A quick Google search came up blank…
Cheers
Peter D Evans
LEMB Administrator
Sorry did not make any photos of them.
By: Peter D Evans - 6th March 2010 at 10:51
Very interesting, do any photos of the recovered canopies exist? A quick Google search came up blank…
Cheers
Peter D Evans
LEMB Administrator
By: Bruce - 6th March 2010 at 09:11
Quite a number were recovered, and I am told there are still plenty down there.
The plastic is good enough to be used again!
Bruce
By: flyingcloggie - 6th March 2010 at 09:01
Thanks Bruce Bruce,:D
So much for neutrality then.:rolleyes:
But then again it’s nice to have so many spare parts. The
Sandys Corp Fw190D reproduction seems to have one too.
Which is why I asked (and they are based in Austria, hence
I assumed the lake was also there).Cees
Some years a ago I can remember a canopy from/for a 190 sitting at OFMCO. That came from a lake, this was in the ’90 s.
Herman
By: ZRX61 - 5th March 2010 at 22:57
And of course that famous Swedish company Bofors….
I have a 1919 Swedish Mauser made by Carl Gustav 🙂
The one on the left:
The other one is a 1918 .303 Enfield….Fuzzy Wuzzies, for the oppression of.
By: RMAllnutt - 5th March 2010 at 17:18
Very interesting! Any other components resurface? Any photos?
Cheers,
Richard
By: Sealand Tower - 5th March 2010 at 17:11
And of course that famous Swedish company Bofors….
By: G-BIKI - 5th March 2010 at 16:03
Solothurn and Oerlikon……
As far as I can recall Solothurn supplied the Whermacht with machineguns and Oerlikon weapons were used on RN ships.
By: Arabella-Cox - 5th March 2010 at 15:54
I think I’ve read someplace that the Swiss also supplied bearings to the Brits…
I think that was the Swedes.
By: ZRX61 - 5th March 2010 at 15:51
So much for neutrality then.:rolleyes:
Cees
I think I’ve read someplace that the Swiss also supplied bearings to the Brits…
By: CeBro - 5th March 2010 at 11:53
Thanks Bruce Bruce,:D
So much for neutrality then.:rolleyes:
But then again it’s nice to have so many spare parts. The
Sandys Corp Fw190D reproduction seems to have one too.
Which is why I asked (and they are based in Austria, hence
I assumed the lake was also there).
Cees
By: Bruce - 5th March 2010 at 11:16
Swiss Lake Cees.
The Swiss were building them for the Germans (on a commercial basis of course), and it is surmised that when the tide of war changed, they were dumped and quietly forgotten! They all have the manufacturers plates removed, and the part numbers ground away.
Forgotten until some enterprising divers recovered them in twos and threes and sold them to the highest bidder!
Bruce
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