Brief:
– Being recovered by a MoD team.
– Aircraft not identified yet, but probably will be judging by the amount of wreckage.
– Unknown if associated with human remains, but none have been recovered so far.
– Being removed because it posed a probable hazard to scuba divers in the area.
– MoD tipped off by a civilian crew who was actually looking for a missing Lockheed Hudson.
– So far one wing, small parts, guns and ammo recovered.

I think it is very prudent to save what would otherwise be lost forever, even if it means that an already saved and conserved airframe has its restoration delayed or postponed.

Thanks Mark12,

It is amazing that sometimes rumours and legends prove true.

Whilst I was working in Oz, and talking ww2 aeroplanes, a man I met by chance mentioned in passing I must have seen that WW2 bomber that was sitting behind his neighbour’s shed? I hadn’t, even though the shed was not a mile from my home and on a major road. I was suspicious at first, but the man was right. There was a Lockheed Hudson mid/rear fuselage behind the barn, in its original wartime paint…

Always check up on rumours.

While others feel they have a right to view these items and photos to be posted in the public domain on their demand, as they ‘get off’ on telling other people what to do with their property, a bit like armchair experts. 😀

Not as bad as it seems. All sources agree 51-6528 (5870) became M-51. Indeed SOC 15Dec1970 (Dutch AF records confirm). And it did become N650. What happened afterwards I do not know.

Forget about the gateguard M-51. This is M-54 painted up as M-51 at Woensdrecht AFB. Different aircraft than the real M-51.

Who knows what treasures are out there in private collections that may not be seen again for decades.

Their collectors.

Oh dear, this aircraft is not only mega-rare but also beautifully restored.

I would say its pilot and passengers are a lot more irreplacable. Here’s hoping *they* are safe and sound.