Archaeological News: WWII plane wreck not Stuka, but larger JU88:
BERLIN (AP) — It looked like a Stuka, partly buried in the muck at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, but researchers now say the wreck German military divers have been recovering for the past week is a totally different — though nearly as rare — World War II aircraft.
German Military Historical Museum spokesman Capt. Sebastian Bangert said Friday that enough of the plane has now been recovered to make clear it is not a single-engined JU87 Stukadivebomber, but a twin-engine JU88 aircraft.
The two Junkers planes shared several parts — including the engines on many models — and from the way it sat in the seabedBangert says it appeared to have been a JU87.
But now that a wing section is up, it’s clearly the larger JU88, he said, talking from the deck of the German Navy ship being used in the recovery.
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