New Ju88 wreck found

[harrison987]

Someone forwarded me these photos. This Ju88 was found last month in Russia. No other information...but quite nice considering!

[RT]

Looks like to hv crashed one month ago...

[Pilot]

Russia is for sure gold mine for aero archeology

[Spanferkel]

Wow!

Fantastic condition of the engine block and tail section. Remarkable how these aircraft keep turning up.

Keep the photos coming if possible.

Cheers

Jeremy

[ClinA-78]

Miam Miam !

[Oxby R]

No other information on this then ? Like no details on crash site/location ? or engine/werke Nr ? After 60 years in some remote Russian forest, I would expect to see more weathering & some corrosion - particularly on the smaller metal parts & aluminium. Sorry, but I smell a rat.. Wouldn't happen that someone is having a laugh now would it ? Yup, that's exactly what I mean - looks like this could be a hoax to me. Maybe someone would like to prove me wrong.

[RT]

Sorry, but I smell a rat..


Could be , but the maskirowka is pretty well made , nothing missing even the 2 birches are there

Remi

[Oxby R]

Originally Posted by RT

Looks like to hv crashed one month ago...

Remi - you're absolutely correct in what you're saying in your quote above. It does look as though it crashed just last month. Therin lies the problem. Take a really good look at that engine.. I have been to many crash sites & seen the remains of quite a few Jumo engines. I'm telling you - this one ain't been sat out in the open for 60 years - or anywhere near that long..

In particular - look closely at the brightmetal of the camshafts - exposed to ice snow & rain for decades - these would certainly be badly corroded by now.

....it's a good hoax though. Made me chuckle :0) atb richard.

[harrison987]

HI guys,

Not sure if that was the location it was found in. One of the trees is there to only hold up the tail, so I would not come to any conclusions due to the trees.

In these pics, everything has been cleaned already. And certainly it is an original tail section and engine.

As the info was sparse, it could have been simply a Ju88 tail, wheel, and radio items. I'll try to get more info and pics...

Paul Allen's Fw190 was found in Russia 15 years ago, and it had a LOT of original paint.

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[Oxby R]

Originally Posted by harrison987

HI guys,

Not sure if that was the location it was found in. One of the trees is there to only hold up the tail, so I would not come to any conclusions due to the trees.

In these pics, everything has been cleaned already. And certainly it is an original tail section and engine.

As the info was sparse, it could have been simply a Ju88 tail, wheel, and radio items. I'll try to get more info and pics...

Paul Allen's Fw190 was found in Russia 15 years ago, and it had a LOT of original paint.

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Yes, it did. I'll be very happy to eat my own hat if you manage to provide some more evidence ! atb richard