Massive Luftwaffe plane wreck 'found off Sardinian coast'

[Njaco]

Massive Luftwaffe plane wreck 'found off Sardinian coast' - Telegraph

The wreck of a huge Luftwaffe transport plane that was shot down by a British fighter in the Second World War has been found off the coast of Sardinia, according to a team of Italian researchers. It is believed to be the only surviving example of the Messerschmitt 323 "Giant", a massive aircraft that was designed to carry tanks, half-tracks and artillery into battle.

 

[nuuumannn]

Very cool, would love to see one of those in the flesh. There's a section of main spar at the Luftwaffen Museum at Gatow - looks like a piece of girder from a construction crane that gets erected up the side of a building.

 

[Jenisch]

I hope this warbird can be recovered and restored, and specially that there will be interest if it's the case.

 

[FalkeEins]

..at 200 feet down , makes you wonder how it can still be 'complete' ..but must be quite a sight - photos in the current issue of Flugzeug Classic magazine apparently ..my copy on its way

 

[VBF-13]

Pretty awesome. I wonder if it was carrying any cargo worth salvaging, as well.

 

[J dog]

what I wouldn't do to see that fixed. I would go crazy if they fixed that because I want to see that thing run off that runway how it was meant!

 

[Gnomey]

Very cool!

 

[airminded88]

Great news! hope they can get that piece of history restored for everyone to see.

 

[Denniss]

Hmmm, the news is from September 2012 and I believe we had a thread about it somewhere in the forum. Only these basic steel girder components should have survived the long time under water.

 

[Njaco]

Hmmm, the news is from September 2012 and I believe we had a thread about it somewhere in the forum. Only these basic steel girder components should have survived the long time under water.

Sorry about that Denniss. I must be slipping. I couldn't find a date and I thought there was a similar thread but couldn't find it. Oh well.....................How about that new Rupert Grint movie?

 

[Denniss]

No need to be sorry, better a duplicate post than having it get unnoticed.

 

[drgondog]

I would speculate that if it had still been carrying cargo it would not have survived any form of crash or ditch..

 

[model299]

I remember that thread as well. There were even some pictures associated with it, iffen I remember correctly.

 

[Denniss]

Original September 2012 thread
http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aviation/messerschmitt-323-found-33961.html

repost 1/2013
http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aviation/possible-wreck-me-323-a-35544.html

 

[Njaco]

Only September? I'm losing it......