Wasn’t there an almost complete Avro Manchester recovered from the IJsselmeer during – I think – the 1960’s? I vaguely recall reading something about that one… (I could be wrong.)
I am in full agreement with Mondariz – Any missing airmen deserve to be found and recovered, regardless of the condition of their aircraft.
Hi Critter,
Nothing I know about a Manchester. I do know the general location of a known Manchester wreck but it is in shallow water so the condition will probably be poor (apart from impact damage).
Several years ago we purchased a large number of engines from a private collector, that where trawled up from the North Sea. The salt water had not been kind to them but some interesting ones such as Sabre and Vulture are on display but they get worse every year. In the case of the Vulture only the cilinders and crankcase were reasonably complete, from the Sabre only the basic engine block with exhausts was left.
Cheers
Cees
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