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.
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.
..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
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.
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?