During the siege of the island of LEROS by the German in 1943 the JU-52 was hit by antiaircraft fire near the coast of the island. Since then it was on the bottom of Aegean sea for well over 60 years when local divers with the help of the war museum of Greek Airforce uncovered it again. Click here
Some great pics!
By: Smith - 18th June 2013 at 05:32
Hard thread to follow at times LOL … anyway, 10 years on, how is it now?
By: mark_pilkington - 17th June 2013 at 23:07
Now I’m confused. What does a 10year old recovery of a Ju52 wreck have to do with the price of petrol?
Exactly!
It would be far more appropriate to be asking what the 10 year old recovery of an underwater wreck has to do with the price of fish- not petrol.
Smiles
Mark Pilkington
By: Propstrike - 17th June 2013 at 22:14
Now I’m confused. What does a 10year old recovery of a Ju52 wreck have to do with the price of petrol?
My big fat fingers, and microscopic mouse conspired to render my fascinating post complete nonsense….again. Terribly sorry and all that.
By: Peter D Evans - 17th June 2013 at 21:23
Not discussing the cost of fuel, these two old threads cover the same recovery:
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?16281
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?16466
Cheers
Pete
By: Mike J - 17th June 2013 at 20:29
Ahem, this was 10 years ago, ( hence 60 years !)
see here
Now I’m confused. What does a 10year old recovery of a Ju52 wreck have to do with the price of petrol?
By: Propstrike - 17th June 2013 at 20:16
Ahem, this was 10 years ago, ( hence 60 years !)
see here
By: Mr Merry - 17th June 2013 at 19:54
Looks in better shape than the Do17, I presume they know about the white dust?
BTW it would be over 70 years not 60 years:)
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