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Posted: July 16, 2012 12:58 pm
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http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/bizar/epava-u...-constanta.html

It will probably remain there for eternity though...
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Posted: July 16, 2012 02:24 pm
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QUOTE (muggs @ July 16, 2012 12:58 pm)
http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/bizar/epava-u...-constanta.html

It will probably remain there for eternity though...

Because it is in a fresh-water lake, this will be worth recovering. Chances are that the metal parts are not as corroded as if they were in saltwater.
I doubt that it is only 90% damaged. That is very repairable. If it was worth salvaging, they would have pulled it out during the war and at least use it for spares if it could not be repaired.
There are also some He114 there.
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Posted: July 16, 2012 05:21 pm
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Taking into consideration the absimal amount of preserved ww2 aircraft parts in Romania anything would be more than valuable i'd say. Maybe we can dream of a "full" wreck to pop up either from one of the lakes or maybe the Black Sea.
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Posted: July 16, 2012 06:05 pm
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Sea water is really bad news for aluminium. I had the chance to see planes pulled out of the sea and they cannot be restored. There is a wing of a Bf.109G2 pulled out of the sea in the Aviation Museum. It is like Swiss cheese.

But this Savoia is in fresh water and that is good news.

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Posted: July 16, 2012 07:41 pm
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QUOTE (Radub @ July 16, 2012 01:05 pm)
..... I had the chance to see planes pulled out of the sea and they cannot be restored. There is a wing of a Bf.109G2 pulled out of the sea in the Aviation Museum. It is like Swiss cheese......

Which Aviation Museum ?
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Posted: July 16, 2012 07:56 pm
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QUOTE (Florin @ July 16, 2012 07:41 pm)
QUOTE (Radub @ July 16, 2012 01:05 pm)
..... I had the chance to see planes pulled out of the sea and they cannot be restored. There is a wing of a Bf.109G2 pulled out of the sea in the Aviation Museum. It is like Swiss cheese......

Which Aviation Museum ?

Sorry... the Romanian Aviation Museum in Pipera.

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Posted: July 29, 2012 10:50 am
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In fact, the plane found in Siutghiol is a He 114

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Posted: October 04, 2012 02:19 pm
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Good news, Mapn got involved in this finally

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=a...ari.htm&act=url
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Posted: October 17, 2012 10:31 am
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In fact, the plane found in Siutghiol is a He 114


In fact there are two planes (Savoia S55 and He 114 ) wink.gif



http://www.telegrafonline.ro/1349384400/ar..._siutghiol.html

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Posted: October 29, 2012 11:30 am
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Can an all wooden Savoia S.55A survive 70 years into a lake?
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Posted: October 29, 2012 12:04 pm
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Can an all wooden Savoia S.55A survive 70 years into a lake?



Good point. cool.gif

The pieces found in the lake are all made of metal not wood.
Anyone could identify the plane from the picture below link ?
Cant Z 501 was also from wood.



http://www.telegrafonline.ro/popup_galerie.php?idArt=214766

Maybe a german Dornier 18 ??

http://histaviation.com/Do_18D-0__-_D-2_Drawing.jpg


Or a Blohm & Voss BV 138 blink.gif The sections looks very close

http://greenairdesigns.com/ejcgallery/albu...02/bv138_3v.jpg

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Posted: October 29, 2012 12:41 pm
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Wow...those are clearly not Savoia or He 114 parts...very interesting.


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Posted: October 29, 2012 01:24 pm
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Wow...those are clearly not Savoia or He 114 parts...very interesting.
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Posted: October 29, 2012 01:25 pm
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  Ofcourse, it's a  Blohm &Voss BV 138  wink.gif




http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/...ormal_bv138.gif


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Posted: October 29, 2012 01:33 pm
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Indeed, amazing find !

And what's more amazing is that the only other surviving Bv138 is the one that you posted in the pictures which is at the Danish Technical Museum

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