Did a quick Google search, here is a page with some color pics and History of the JP3

http://www.jetprovosts.com/jpt3/jpt3history.html

I am not much acquainted with this bird, on this side of the pond it was T-33s, and T-38s. Used to sit at the end of the Aux runway near Randolph AFB (San Antonio) watching them Touch-n-GO right over my head!

Chris

I recall a documentary on a team excavating a Spit from beneath a London street. They carefully extracted pieces, including a somewhat bent MG. Carefully tagging everything as they went. The bloody minded local constabulary promptly swept in, seized the MG and cut it into pieces. “It is the law” they claimed!!!

So much for historical preservation!

Of course, locally here, a 500lb bomb was found while digging for utilities. The local Air Base sent a squad over and detonated in place! Big bang!!! The area had been used for live fire exercise back in WWII.

Chris

I noticed on the photos of when the AC was first raised that the MGs and access panel at the cowl were missing. Did the Germans salvage those guns at the time of the downing or were they nipped by some scuba diver seeking trophies?

It has airplanes?! It belongs here!

They may not be posting times because of potential demonstrators or terror acts. I know here in the States that is often the case. Don’t want to give people a target AND a time schedule!

Good Luck
Chris

The islands in the pic are a bit south of Herdla. What British MTB Captain in their right mind would go up, knock on the door and run? The Herdla area had a LOT of coastal AA and Naval artillery.

Chris

I have been following this FW 190 thread on a couple other places and stumbled on this site. It is my understanding, after emailing the manager of the Herdla Museum that after the Gelb 16 (it’s call name) is cleaned up, it will be displayed pretty much “as found”, just degunked and preserved. At least short term that is where it is headed. Here is a link to a bunch more photos(129) of the raised aircraft

http://www.luftwaffe.no/wreck/index.htm

got this link through the “Norway During WWII Forum”

for a peak at what it might have looked like check out this link for some illustrations

http://picasaweb.google.com/ShepArtStudio/ShepArt/photo#4995754304439517202

Regards

Chris