After the series of crashes reported lately I've been on the lookout for some good news stories that should lift the sagging spirits somewhat.
June seems to have been a good month for warbird enthusiasts. A German Stuka dive bomber was thought to have been recovered from 60ft below the Baltic Sea by the German military. This was particularly good news because these are very rare birds indeed. Only two intact Stukas survive today.
As the recovery progressed it became clear that it was in fact not a Ju-87 Stuka but a Ju-88 twin engined bomber. It was thought to be a Stuka when discovered under water and the aircraft did share similar components.
The Ju88 wreck, first discovered in the 1990s when a fisherman's nets snagged on it, lies about 10 kilometers (6 miles) off the coast of the German Baltic island of Ruegen, in about 18 meters (60 feet) of water.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/11/german-stuka-bomber-wreck-baltic-sea_n_1585878.html
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/germans-recover-stuka-bomber-wreck-baltic-sea-100932506.html
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/06/12/german-divers-recover-stuka-bomber-radiator-from-baltic-sea-floor/
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