i recently took my son to a crashed german bomber site and found some bits of what i believe to be the plane. the site is in middle of a wood with no public access. firstly is this the correct thread to discuss this topic ??
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sounds like an adventure...what did you find?
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I would love to see any photos you may of your findings. Please tell us about your trip
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sorry for delay.i can tell abit of the history today and take some pics later of some bits recoverd. firstly the bomber was a dornier shot down near beccles suffolk after it prayed on american bombers coming home. it prayed on them as when the bombers came back over the coast the crews pulled thier guns in. this dornier shot down two or three bombers before getting shot down its self. ( i have also found pieces and live 50 caliber rounds from one of the us bomber crash sites that also is in this area of private land). the dornier crashed in what is now known as dornier wood. the crew that perished were buried with full honours at local church then returned to germany after the war ended. in the wood there is now a small pond where the dornier struck the ground. most of the aircraft was recovered but alot of fragments etc remain in the area. i found numerous small pieces and two larger metal pieces of which i will show pics later. also i left behind a lot larger piece which is all twisted up.i believe that the dornier was shot down in 1943 as that is the date on the american ammunition i have found from one of the planes the dornier shot down. hope this helps at this time. it would be great to establish what plane it was no dought i will in time.Comment
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some pics of bits ??Comment
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5. i havnt a clue what bits they are i must addComment
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Crash sites in Norway
Untill the med 90's you could see quite unique crash sites in Norway. With planes as good as a crashed plane could be. Some of them was so good that you could go inside and sit down.Originally posted by chris clark
Today most of them are taken down for preserving or sent to museums abroad.
But there are still sites where you can see large parts - and then I meen very large parts of the plane.
But - people tend to take more and more of the parts back home, so these sites will be all gone in a few years.Over 30.000 photos from German photo albums, related to Norway
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In Norway,all aircraft wrecks are the property of the state and you are thus not allowed to touch them. As Tor said some are recovered for museums, especially foreign museums, but some people feel that the wrecks should be left alone until nature takes it's course and nothing is left.
I would have expected to see aluminium rather than iron\steel? Are you sure they're from an aircraft? The top photo reminds me very much of a fuel cap, but the one i've seen shaped like that was aluminium and for a vehicle.Collecting German award documents, other paperwork and photos relating to Norway and Finland.Comment
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i thought that re the metals. the top pic is more like bit of a piston/shock absorber thing?? the main bulk of the aircraft was removed about ten years ago.the owner of the land states that in this isolated wood any bits can only come from the downed aircraft. as stated i have no knowledge if these are aircraft bits as personnally i wouldnt know what to look for unless it had two wings and a bit in the middle
. oh well it was a fun day out anyway
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