The Pe-2 is described in the article as a “WW2 fighter jet”.
By: hampden98 - 29th August 2015 at 07:43
I read this elsewhere, it said they had recovered a sheepskin collar, bits of boots and a pistol, there was no mention of human remains, but those three items point strongly to the remains of the pilot still in it
Hopefully they will attempt to recover the crew and their identities?
By: Flying_Pencil - 29th August 2015 at 00:51
1 engine, as RU article says, more likely an Il-2.
Or Yak, Mig, or something else.
By: Junk Collector - 27th August 2015 at 22:38
I read this elsewhere, it said they had recovered a sheepskin collar, bits of boots and a pistol, there was no mention of human remains, but those three items point strongly to the remains of the pilot still in it
By: Zac Yates - 27th August 2015 at 21:07
Where ??
Ken
I can see it in the link itself: “ww2-fighter-jet-jewish-gravestones-found-polish-river-drought_n_8041548.html”
And a caption is even worse :rolleyes: : “A Soviet WWI fighter-bomber plane”
Kudos to those who can identify anything in those photos, I could barely discern the engine remains. Hopefully they can identify the pilot and inform his/her family.
By: Alan Clark - 27th August 2015 at 14:02
The Vistula part of the story was the discovery of Jewish gravestones, and having seen the Vistula in the last 10 days I can say it was very low so I can believe that things are being seen which would normally below water.
By: Bushell - 27th August 2015 at 13:07
Recovered from the Bzura river, not Vistula.
By: Arabella-Cox - 26th August 2015 at 21:24
Meddle might have mistook the remains of the engine’s blower for part of a jet engine, perhaps?
Looks like a big V-12 Mikulin to me, with the cylinder banks on top.
I’m surprised there weren’t all sorts of weapons and other armaments and equipment, including vehicles, found as well.
Anon.
By: Flanker_man - 26th August 2015 at 14:55
The Pe-2 is described in the article as a “WW2 fighter jet“.
Where ?? all I can see is…..
WW2 Plane
A Soviet fighter-bomber plane
A Soviet WWI Fighter Bomber
Red Army plane
The only mistake I can see is the use of ‘WWI’ instead of ‘WWII’ (or more properly ‘GPW’)……..
Has it been altered since your post ?
Ken
By: DavidIsby - 26th August 2015 at 13:39
http://novostivideo.ru/video/2440547
Russian television news report (English language)
By: Meddle - 26th August 2015 at 13:17
Funny looking jet engine in the foreground of that first shot. :highly_amused:
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