Plane wreck in the Aegean - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

VtwinVince · #1 19th May 2014, 23:00

Very true. The old people in Plimiri, at the south end of Rodos, told me that a JU52 was lying in the water, not far off shore, and that members of the crew had washed ashore and were buried in the local church cemetery. I tried but could not find the wreckage. This was from when the Italians switched sides in September, 1943. I did some digging around the ruins of the Italian barracks, and found many relics, including spent 98K cartridges and 30mm cannon casings.

byron- · #2 19th May 2014, 23:23

Hi Vince,
This plane you mean was a Stuka Ju 87 and has finally been raised from the bottom of the sea in 2006. It`s now in Tatoi museum.

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