Please, save it. Greetings from Recife, Brazil

Amazing footage. Ironically befitting that something once so loud and menacing and wreaking havoc and sowing death from the heights, is now peaceful calm and quiet and supporting life in the depths. Respect from South Africa 🇿🇦

I thought for a minute you going to fire up that engine 🤣🤣

The plane is in an unbelievable good condition. I hope, it will be saved.

@BV-co7hy

Жыл бұрын

Quick before the Russians use it in a “Special Military Operation “ 😮

Safe this Stuka and lift it from the water!!!

Fabulous footage. I agree with the comments that it should be recovered as was the Regianne 2000 that was a few years back!

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I totally agree with you. It should be recovered as it lies at a depth of just 33m (110 ft.)

A true dive bomber

@justincooper5189

Жыл бұрын

Lol. Yes it really dove on it's last mission. I guess it's target was the ocean floor. Honestly it's kind of sad to see these planes at the bottom of the ocean like that and know that they can't be enjoyed beyond being a diving attraction. I would like to see one of these in person without the need for diving gear and actually hear that engine roar, and see it fly. I've seen some world war 2 aircraft, but never saw a B17, P51 mustang,or a stuka. I've wanted to see those three for a very long time.

@WinstonSmith1997

Жыл бұрын

I could be wrong but I read its the dive bomber capable of diving 90 degrees and recover. It even had a feature that pulled up in case the pilot backed out.

@luigiaqua2263

Жыл бұрын

@@WinstonSmith1997 The Stuka had an automatic turn up initiated by pilot with a defined angle. The Allies found out about the angle and shot down the Stukas as they returned upstairs. Luftwaffe found out about this an alternated the angle so that Allies had mir difficulties in shooting them down while going up. The automatic had to be as the G-force in the turning is so heavy that no blood is received by the eyes and front part of brain. A lot of pilots had mysterious crashes, some comrades thought that these pilots got crazy due to the constant effect of G-force damaging brain. On the other side the Stukas were a precise weapon, knocking out anything the Allies had, even bid ships. The point was getting close as possible to the target to get exact hits. Like on Maxim Gorki Fort Sewastopol, where the biggest guns Germans had shot without smashing it, but Stukas finished it in few rounds.

@WinstonSmith1997

Жыл бұрын

@@luigiaqua2263 The Germans pretty much define accuracy and precision. Thanks for teaching me some new facts

Finding a perfectly intact stuka is rae find but finding a Italian stuka is even rarer😮

@michaelneuwirth3414

Жыл бұрын

🇩🇪 Perfekt intakt? Die Erfahrung mit anderen Bergungsversuchen, vor allem in Salzwasser, haben gezeigt, dass fast alle Artefakte beim Versuch sie aus dem Wasser zu heben, in ihre Einzelteile zerfallen. Besonders Aluminium(-legierungen) halten der korrosiven Wirkung des Salzwassers kaum stand. Oft sehen wir bei solchen Wracks lediglich die Hülle, die durch den Auftrieb des Wassers und Bewuchs zusammen gehalten wird. Trotzdem ein faszinierendes Video, dass auf seine Weise dieses Flugzeug erhält. 🇬🇧 Perfectly intact? Experience with other salvage attempts, especially in salt water, has shown that almost all artefacts disintegrate into their individual parts when you try to lift them out of the water. Especially aluminium (alloys) hardly withstand the corrosive effect of salt water. Often all we see of such wrecks is the hull, held together by the buoyancy of the water and fouling. Nevertheless, a fascinating video that in its own way preserves this aircraft.

@BaioWarioz

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelneuwirth3414 Adäquate Antwort, damit kann man was anfangen. 😌👌

An absolute spectacular video. The clarity and detail of the wreckage is superb well done.

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Amazing find and in great condition. Someone should have a word with the goon who tried to pull the the control column about though, that's exactly how 80 year old war relics get broken.

@vladimirkrzalic8869

3 ай бұрын

Incredible that someome with a grain of common sense tries to move anything that is sitting 80 years in salt water...

Priceless find. Love it

Un bellissimo ritrovamento e in ottime condizioni!

Wow.... this is one of few that I would actually agree, bring it up and preserve it. It's in great shape. Great footage, thanks Matjaz!

The aircraft has been lying in salt water for approximately 80 yrs and no doubt corrosion has badly weakened the structure. Any attempt to recover from such a depth the aircraft would disintergrate and fall to pieces. Best left where it is. To find such an aircraft in a freshwater lake would be a better proposition

@pcka12

Жыл бұрын

​@caocaoli1exposed aluminium certainly corrodes, aluminium is a highly reactive metal & in an 'electrolytic' environment (ie salt water) it positively fizzes, but anodised or painted surfaces are protected.

@tommiatkins3443

Жыл бұрын

Is it? Cos in 10 years, it's definitely going to fall apart. In 20, it's gone. So just winch it up right now

@jeffskillman9275

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t necessarily agree. The airframe is mostly aluminium and it still is remarkable condition. It isn’t buried so a gentle and slow hoist shouldn’t result in it disintegrating. Worse airframes have been rebuilt to airworthy condition albeit mostly with new metal but it could be displayed as found.

@rodneygreenway

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffskillman9275 It could have a frame built around it and lifted with that as done with the Mary Rose

As there are only 2 known Stukas in the world one of which is on display at the RAF Museum, Hendon, this one deserves to be recovered before it’s too late. It is in remarkable condition and recovery shouldn’t be too difficult. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

Yes, exactly. This Stuka is still in one piece and at a depth from which rescue is not a problem.

@herrbananhjarnasmith7598

Жыл бұрын

And know its 3 known.

That's worth raising and placing for all to see in a museum

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

I fully agree, it should be rescued from the sea, and it's not too late.

Salvage hunters have had the cannons away.

Incredible discovery, Stuka my favorite plane. Greetings from La Paz Mexico.

@user-my6xd6yn6y

Жыл бұрын

Ты еще не знаешь, как кусался этот самолет вовремя ВОВ...

Please someone save this before it's way too late if not already, preserve history

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree, and given the state of the plane, I don't think it's too late. However, I doubt the money will be found to restore the aircraft.

@crushingvanessa3277

Жыл бұрын

@@matjazbravc Is it in salt water or fresh water? I don't know the waters around Croatia.

@marillionman8811

Жыл бұрын

​@@crushingvanessa3277 I would say judging by the wildlife that it's in salt water.

@stevena9305

Жыл бұрын

Sadly it’s not really possible to do that after prolonged saltwater immersion and best left as is.

@crushingvanessa3277

Жыл бұрын

@@stevena9305 True, as with a few others that were salvaged, it just can be left as found but needing preservation in a museum that can do that.

There was one sitting for years on the island of Milos in the center of the Aegean Sea till late 80s at the airport

What a sight to see coming out at you through the water! ..Someone save this piece of History!

I've seen worse condition aircraft recovered and fully restored. Someone please rescue her.

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

I think this is what most us want.

You did your job, old girl, protecting and fighting for the fatherland. You deserve the rest. I hope she can be brought up one day.

@mer2705

Жыл бұрын

I wonder how many Jews and innocent people she killed fighting for the "fatherland" from a dictator that was insane

@trition1234

Жыл бұрын

@@mer2705 I am just paying respects no matter which side someone was on.

@Useaname

Жыл бұрын

Me R bore

@trition1234

Жыл бұрын

@@Useaname What?

@FiveCentsPlease

Жыл бұрын

@@mer2705 The plane was flying for the Italian Air Force and was shot down while bombing Yugoslavian ships anchored off of Croatia in 1941. The crew survived.

She sits there for the inevitable corrosion slumber. In the salt waters too far gone to be anything more than divers delight. All the magnesium parts of the engine already part of the ocean. Thank you for sharing this beautiful underwater find!

@Aikaramba12

Жыл бұрын

A worse FW-190 has been restored in norway

@FiveCentsPlease

Жыл бұрын

@@Aikaramba12 The Fw-190 wasn't restored, just treated for corrosion and put on display at the same military base from where it last flew.

This plane is history and MUST be salvaged ! More than 6000 stukas were made, only two in their original condition still exist. No need to say more...

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

We all agree that it would be worth salvaging and restoring the Stuka.

Sssssooooooo were is this anyway? Amazing footage.😮 As they say, sombody must save this Stuka Junker 87. With some kind of expertise, can this wreckage be restored to how it was when it left the air flotilla that morning in 1943? It reminds me😊 of when I snorkeled off Crete almost 22 years ago with a guided tour where there was a downed wreckage of a Messerschmitt BF 109 at a snorkeling depth of around 10 - 12m. It was in surprisingly good condition though for being lying around as long as on the bottom, i.e. not a cracked hull or the engine next to the cockpit. The propeller was intact but of course bent on all sides. The glasses were preserved in the cockpit except for bullet holes. However, no bomb underneath. Was there any bomb left under the Stuka?😮

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

Stuka rest at a depth of only 33m south of the island of Žirje, Croatia. There are no more weapons, instruments or bomb on it. Except for the engine, which is located 20m from the plane, the plane is in one piece. We all agree that it would be worth saving.

@herrbananhjarnasmith7598

Жыл бұрын

@@matjazbravc Hmm Croatia, it must have been either shot down by an Spitfire or a P51 or maybe from a brittish battleship? No bulletholes? Out of gas maybe? Any idea on how the engine got 20 m away from the plane?

So in april 1941, this would have been the B variant of the stuka dive bomber before the bigger fuel tanks were added on the R and later D variant. This was a very accurate dive bomber. If the luftwaffe would have maintained air superiority, this plane would have still been effective in 1945 and no need to waste the Focke Wulf 190 fighter plane by converting it to the F variant fighter/bomber role.

Planes in the water for 80 years will literally fall apart now. That one looks intact enough to make patterns from. All the magnesium would be gone. There might be ten stukas flying now, incredible airplane. And incredible footage thanks for sharing.

@FiveCentsPlease

Жыл бұрын

+@abundantYOUUniverse The Stuka has been underrepresented in museums as a major player in WW2 aviation. This is because there were not enough surviving examples, only two in fact, and incomplete wreckage from several more examples. This underwater wreck in Croatia is Ju-87R-2 that was flown by the Italian Regia Aeronautica and was shot down while attacking ships. (There is another Stuka out in those waters somewhere that was also shot down that day.) Building any Stuka, flying or static has been difficult because there are so few of them and the drawings and documentation for them is incomplete or missing. Billionaire Paul Allen's museum obtained the wreckage from two Ju-87R that were lost in Russia and used them for reference to build their flying Ju-87R-4, although it is not finished yet. They also had engineers get detailed 3D scan data from the Ju-87R-2 in the Museum of Science in Chicago and this allowed them to complete the engineering to build a Stuka to flight specification. Hopefully the data gained from the Paul Allen restoration can be used for future rebuilds of Ju-87R series wrecks. Other variants will require more data or reverse-engineering to restore.

@Nick-rr5cy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that

@Jeff-ub4lr

Жыл бұрын

There are only 2 complete Stuka left in the world and none is with flying status. As far as I know there is only another one under restoration process from more than 10 years and looks like it is a very difficult process. A few wrecks are also on display. Due to the huge amount of knowledge and ressources for a restoration project, I doubt strongly that this one, and others, will not be left slowly disintegrating at the bottom of the seas. Like quite all surviving planes from WWII and specially in Germany, they were scrapped due to the need in raw materiel to rebuild these countries. Furthermore, Stuka was remaining sinister memories with sound of its siren and lots were eager to forget this plane in particular.

@rescue270

Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised there's anything left intact about it at all. It's almost certainly so corroded that any attempt to move it or raise it would probably cause it to fall apart.

@FiveCentsPlease

Жыл бұрын

@@rescue270 It would be a delicate process to raise it, but other aircraft have been removed from saltwater. Immediate treatment to extract the salts and minerals to prevent an oxygen-fed rapid corrosion is very important and expensive. It should come out though.

That's an awesome find and should be salvaged and saved

@FiveCentsPlease

5 ай бұрын

+@rodgergriffin8741 It is in Croatian waters and property of Croatia. There has been discussion of salvage after discovery but then it was left there. I think some historical groups in Croatia may still be working on a future salvage. Yes, it should come out. It flew with the Italians, so it would have Italian AF markings.

Excellent! Great piece of history. Crystal clear video footage!

Until you actually stand next to a Ju87, it's hard to appreciate just how big they are! I've stood next to the Ju87D that is in Hendon RAF museum, those Stukas are huge!

Definitely restoration worthy

IL CIELO NON LI VOLLE! IL MARE NON LI RESTITUI!!!! A TUTTI I PILOTI MORTI OGNI ONORE OGNI GLORIA!!!! 😔❤️🇮🇹

It deserves to be saved an it's story told

So rare to find a stuka this aircraft has to be rescued and preserved

There is a crash site of a stuka in the sea next to my house but its only used as a great fishing spot.

Amazing to see this. I’d always admire the Ju at the Royal Airforce Museum in London when they had the Battle of Britain hall there. Amazing plane and to see one in pristine condition is truly amazing. This needs rescuing and preserve it in its state as a reminder before it disappears for good to nature. Stay safe 👍🍻

Very much so in great condition for being down there for as long as it has. Hopefully it is in fact recovered.

wow we even got to see the serial number on the engine..... love some of the footage of the fish/crabs...

Incredible! Thanks

Salvage time baby! Looks like someone already ran of with the rear turret MG...

@FiveCentsPlease

Жыл бұрын

+@jameslongstreet9259 I think weapons experts removed the guns not long after the discovery, to prevent souvenir hunters from yanking them out.

@jameslongstreet9259

Жыл бұрын

@@FiveCentsPlease Hope you’re right. Like Indy would say:”It belongs in a museum!”

Good luck 🙂👍 More videos of this project are welcome.

It is in remarkable condition. There aren't even any fishing nets on it.

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

Yes, surprisingly, it remains practically intact, only the engine is detached.

My first 24 scale model was a German Stuka.

Not surprised the engine is 20m away from the wreck, ditching in water would have been a nightmare with the fixed undercart, probably what tore the engine out.

@andrewbranch4075

Жыл бұрын

The landing gear had explosive bolts for ditching but the chin scoop was still a problem

@potrzebieneuman4702

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewbranch4075 that I did not know and I've been keenly interested in WW2 aircraft since childhood. Thanks for the info !.

Eerily beautiful sight!

An excellent candidate for restoration, be great to see it back in the air.

@useryggfdcc

Жыл бұрын

It will NEVER fly again.😢

Underwater legend

🇬🇧  Experience with other salvage attempts, especially in salt water, has shown that almost all artefacts disintegrate into their individual parts when you try to lift them out of the water. Especially aluminium (alloys) hardly withstand the corrosive effect of salt water. Often all we see of such wrecks is the hull, held together by the buoyancy of the water and fouling. Nevertheless, a fascinating video that in its own way preserves this aircraft. 🇩🇪  Die Erfahrung mit anderen Bergungsversuchen, vor allem in Salzwasser, haben gezeigt, dass fast alle Artefakte beim Versuch sie aus dem Wasser zu heben, in ihre Einzelteile zerfallen. Besonders Aluminium(-legierungen) halten der korrosiven Wirkung des Salzwassers kaum stand. Oft sehen wir bei solchen Wracks lediglich die Hülle, die durch den Auftrieb des Wassers und Bewuchs zusammen gehalten wird. Trotzdem ein faszinierendes Video, dass auf seine Weise dieses Flugzeug erhält.

@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-1968

Жыл бұрын

100% in agreement, sadly far too late to save this example. Leave her to the tourist dive groups to make money out of her while they can, and of course the fish who now make her their home.

Bring it Home 😍

Ironic in a way, these planes caused so much suffering and destruction. And nowadays we would love to see them restored or fly again...we live in mysterious ways..

It isn't the Red Sea (what is?) but Croatia has lovely clear water. This dive looks shallow - to know the depth would be good.

Sadly, I think the Ju 87's appearance belies the true state it's in. Preservation (let alone restoration) would be a massive project taking years. Unless it was displayed, stabilised, in its current condition, it would take an almost total rebuild, leaving little of the original airframe and fittings.

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

Yes, exactly.

You would find a bunch of these at the bottom of The Mediterranean off Malta due to the battle that took place there. The Reggio Aeronautica (Italy's airforce) at 1st dropped their bombs into the Med until Albert Kesselring ordered German pilots/ Luftwaffe to shoot down any Italian plane that refused to drop bombs on Malta. In the end 3 Gladiators saved Malta & their names were Faith, Hope & Charity. Faith is kept in a museum to this day. Theres bound to be plenty Stukas down there.

@meofnz2320

Жыл бұрын

Weren’t they Gladiators?

@gettimabodybag6213

Жыл бұрын

@@meofnz2320 Yeah my bad, I knew that correcting it now lol

@neilfoster814

Жыл бұрын

I've stood next to the Gloster Gladiator "Faith" in Fort St Elmo, Valetta. Sadly she didn't have her wings on, but it was still very cool all the same.

@FiveCentsPlease

Жыл бұрын

@@gettimabodybag6213 There is another Stuka near this wreck that was shot down on the same day, but the crew were killed so that one is probably a war grave.

Wow amazing...Subscribed. There has to be loads in the sea off Malta.

@gettimabodybag6213

Жыл бұрын

As an Australian/Maltese I was thinking the same & hoping to see somebody mention it here.

@grahamthebaronhesketh.

Жыл бұрын

@@gettimabodybag6213 Since Malta was the most bombed place in the world at one point and the fighting was intense it is logical to assume the sea is littered with wrecks.

@gettimabodybag6213

Жыл бұрын

@@grahamthebaronhesketh. That's what I'm saying, they may have an easier time finding some Ju-87 down there. They'd possibly even find some remains of the Ottoman fleet under Sultan Mehmet Dragut from the Great seige of Malta in 1565. Pretty rich history Malta has.

I bet that engine is still good

Looks like it nosed over upon landing and folded the engine back over the cockpit - think of what the Pilot experienced, and if he were injured as a result - or worse... Respect, regardless.

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

Yes, probably, since it is almost in one piece.

Hard to safely land a Stuka in the water with it fixed landing gear. Read the book Stuka Pilot if you want to see what a Stuka could really do, when flown by a master pilot.

Amazing

Just keep it where it is. Diving centers should take responsibility for sustainable and respectul visits by educated tourists. And please avoid touching the wreck and the cloche!! Preserve it as long as possible, until nature allows.

Looks like they did a good flat on the belly ditch and got out. It must have hit hard for the engine to be that far away and detached

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that's exactly what seems to have happened, as the aircraft is practically intact.

Wow so nine video ❤❤

Excellent trim and buoyancy, all gear streamlined-you guys are pros!

@ezioauditore3128

Жыл бұрын

The dive is shallow so the twins look like overkill to me. They know what they're doing though.

Very nice video and fantastic, historic dive spot. Where is it? Thanks in advance

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! The plane is located at a depth of 33m (110 ft.) South of the island of Žirje, Croatia.

Mega!

Whats the depth ? I'm guessing less than 50 meters as they are diving on air ? Proberly 20-40 metres looking at the light & seabed ?

Erstaunlich guter Zustand. Weiß man etwas über die Besatzung? Hat sie den Absturz überlebt? Und wo ist das Maschinengewehr aus der Kabine. Da war wohl schon mal jemand vor euch da. Schöne Musik übrigens.

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

Danke! Leider liegen uns keine Informationen über die Besatzung vor.

Germany Built their Machine's very Well!

In what depth is the wreck? Very nice find and amazing footage!

@holgere.

Жыл бұрын

Ok, just saw it at the end of the video: 32 m.

Maybe by the serial nunber of the engine, it will be possible to identify the aircraft and the unit.

@FiveCentsPlease

Жыл бұрын

+@ruialvaes2739 It was flying for the Regia Aeronautica, Squadriglia 239, Grupp0 97 and was shot down along with another Stuka while attacking ships on 12-April-1941. The crew survived and the second crew were killed.

Даже батинок не осталось, всё растворилась...

Ravno na obletnico napada na Šibenik ste obiskali to lepotico. Kot vidim ni kompletna saj ji manjka kompleten vertikalni stabilizator in sprednji del motorja. Propeler je verjetno propadel saj je bil izdelan iz lesa. Ampak z malo truda bi se dalo letali izvleči iz morja in postaviti v muzej kjer bi bil lep eksponat.

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

Da, Stuka je v praktično enem kosu in bi si zaslužila mesto v kakšnem muzeju.

@alespersin6066

Жыл бұрын

@@matjazbravc Čakajo na Evropo, da bo častila. Btw. Ne vem, če kaj poznate ozadje sestrelitve tega letala 1941?

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

@@alespersin6066 ne, ne poznam saj nihče ne more z zagotovostjo trditi kdo ga je sestrelil. So samo domneve...

@alespersin6066

Жыл бұрын

@@matjazbravc Domneve so dokazi pa tudi.. Za datum se tudi ne ve točno ali je bilo 7 ali 12 Aprila 41. Enkrat je bil napaden Šibenik drugič Jadrtovac. Sestreljene naj bi bile dve oziroma celo tri Štuke. Ena je ta ki ste jo obiskali, druga je bila zadeta in je pilot pristal ter se pri tem prevrnil in ostal ujet v kabini. Našli so ga itelijani ko so zasedli Jugoslavijo en teden po napadu. Tretja naj bi strmoglavila v zaledju Šibenika. Ali je bilo to zartes letalo in ne bomba ki je odpadla iz njega. Uradnih podatkov v BG ni oziroma nikogar to ni zanimalo ker je Jugoslavija že kapitulirala. Za to na Žirju je bilo rečeno da je posadka preživela vendar glede na stanje letala tega ne verjamem. Vidi se da je z veliko hitrostjo padla v morje ker je prednji del odtrgalo in tudi dosilec bombe pod trupom je pred letalom. No v glavnem za to potopljeno vem že od 2014 ampak niso hoteli pokazati slik da je res tam.

Looks like someone already picked it clean of guns and anything else worth salvaging.

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

Sure, they were attractive trophies. Sad but true.

lepo dalmacija otok zirje

This plane crashed in battle of britain its very old because its in year 1944

At 05:20 the diver tried to move or break control grip. With visible effort. Isn’t it against the law?

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, that was me. I wanted to check if the control grip was still flexible. I did not want to break it off. Next time, I'm not touching nothing! :) It is against the law to take a part of it.

Tolle Aufnahmen. Danke.

Bring it up if you can.

Rear gun & tail possibly already taken as souvenirs…?

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

There is no informations what happened with certain parts.

@will5989

Жыл бұрын

@@matjazbravc Thanks for the reply. I had a friend who found an intact Japanese WW2 aircraft over 20 years ago. Apparently I believe the guns were the primary reason for his dive. The depth was well beyond recreational diving, and sadly he passed away several years later before I had a chance to dive with him.

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

@@will5989 Yes, similar situation. But Stuka is still in one piece and at a depth from which rescue is not a problem. There just has to be interest.

@will5989

Жыл бұрын

@@matjazbravc, I may know just the man!! Do you know the KZreadr who just published a book about Stukas in the last year? I will try and look him up for you.

@will5989

Жыл бұрын

@@matjazbravc here he is: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mIuClrulYJWqqbg.html

Do you think the rear machine gun has been plundered?

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

Yes, most likely.

I've zero experience in scuba or marine archeology. Can someone more knowledgeable tell me why this can't have some ropes strapped around it and be winched up?

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

Becase it would fall apart.

@tommiatkins3443

Жыл бұрын

@@matjazbravc so we would have bits of rusted stuka... Rather than no stuka.

@FiveCentsPlease

Жыл бұрын

@@tommiatkins3443 There are skilled marine salvage companies that could raise it, if there is ever any effort to get it to a museum.

The engine wont be far away.

@matjazbravc

Жыл бұрын

In fact, the engine is 20m in front of the plane!

Ok folks, take her up, restore her or not... but then, when a museum finally will get this 'jackpot': Please remember mankind and all the honestly enthusiastic flight-history-fans: The Stuka was not only a Tank-killer in WW2. It was a first line Terror-Instrument against civilians as well. Ask the Polish... So if you lift her up, please, 'unbedingt': Lift up the Fear as well, she caused among civilians. Ej ! Listen and think: This can be solved by one group of sculptures, by foto-panels... best: not digital ! Make it in 'Augenhöhe', in 1:1... Show people looking up to the sky... in fear. Show the casualties and those fiew whitnesses, who survived this kind of terror: May grandma called it 'Lightning' in WW2. My wife, born in Idleb, calls them 'Suchoi', Vietnam... The StuKa is an archetype, a symbol for something, a beginning of something... ugly as cruel as ignorant... Presenting a Stuka is a giant chance to show up, that homo sapiens still did not manage the terror of ужас.

I was there for a Dive in September 2015 . A Part of the Dashboard with Instruments was on this Plane . I've missed it at this video . The upper dashboard and the MG 34 was removed by the croatian museums office. The plane looks still great ,but the best View is back from the engine and look at these typical wings . Nice video ,but i don't understand,why these guys so much touching this plane 😏

@zeljezarajezeljezara

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it's here : kzread.info/dash/bejne/dG1716NxYZXQYtY.html

@FiveCentsPlease

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+@uwebaierl3889 The divers will not be able to stop touching it, and it will be damaged over time. It should be removed from the water and go to a museum.

@uwebaierl3889

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That's right ! It is one of four existing planes of the Type JU 87. One of 5300 Build units. It should be saved 😉

Why hasn’t anyone saved this rare Airplane?

@matjazbravc

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Unfortunately, no one has so far shown any interest in rescuing the plane from the depths.

@liampett1313

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Salt water has ruined it

@FiveCentsPlease

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+@jamescook5738 It lies in Croatian waters and is property of Croatia. I think there are still some preservation groups trying to save it locally.

Spiny lobsters of Croatia. Never knew.

excellent but who did this music?

@matjazbravc

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The music was taken from the Google Audio library, which is free to use.

Kolossal👍

What’s the water temp and depth .?

@matjazbravc

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The depth is 33m (110ft), water temperature was 14C (57F)

Save it

Wow… sorry fishes, that has to be recovered, surely!? 😮 Has someone already removed the crankshaft cover.. it doesn’t look like it was smashed off in the crash?? The engine surely could be recovered even if the aircraft can’t due to corrosion?

@FiveCentsPlease

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+@waynester71 The crankcase cover (like many other engine fittings) was magnesium and it would have corroded away very quickly.

There are according to historical records supposedly hundreds more of all varieties but a lot! deeper and in far better condition ,,,those !are the craft that need lifting now for preservation, purely for an example of that terrible time in war…

All one needs is the data plate

What depth is this at?

@matjazbravc

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It lies at a depth of 33m (110 ft.)

А чего не достать?

I love ❤how Clive Caldwell RAAF shot down 5 of these in a single sortie ! Just shows how vunerable these planes were to Allied pilots!!!!

@matjazbravc

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They were much slower than the Spitfires.

Fall to pieces of moved in the slightest. Unrecoverable

what about it's crew/mission. there must be some history somewhere???

@matjazbravc

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No, there no info about what happened with the crew.

@FiveCentsPlease

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+@me55555able It was an Italian Air Force Stuka and the crew survived. Another Stuka was shot down nearby and the crew were killed. 12-April-1941.

@me55555able

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@@FiveCentsPlease thanks for the info'

This is near what coast?

@matjazbravc

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Yes and no. It lies at a depth of just 33m (110ft.) and a saving it would be technically possible.

@justincooper5189

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@@matjazbravc I'm not sure the metal could withstand the ascent to the surface. Was the plane downed around Italy? England (unlikely because the English channel is choppy and rough) Spain? What country is it off the coast of? I'm not going to ask what section of the country because of thieves, but the country might be nice to visit as well as the wreck.

@matjazbravc

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@@justincooper5189 It was found south of the island of Žirje, Croatia.

il y a tout de même plus d'avion dans les océans et mer que de bateau dans échoué dans le ciel

@matjazbravc

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😂👍