Α)1989: FW190 Found In Forest Clearing Outside Of St Petersburg Leningrad (Watch)
The FW190 was found in a silver birch forest 1989, near St Petersburg, it was recovered by helicopter in 1991. The current owners are the Flying Heritage Collection which is operated by Paul Allen.
Information
from researchers involved with the restoration confirms that the pilot
of the Fw190, Paul Rätz, was a POW and repatriated to Germany in 1949.
He passed away in 1989 and his son aided in the research for the
restoration.
Paul Rätz was a ground crew member before becoming a pilot with 1./JG54 in 1942 and 1943. He had several air victories and survived three crash landings. He was best known as a ground attack pilot and transferred to 4./JG54 on July 9, 1943.
The Jagdpanzer 38 was intended to be more cost-effective than the much more ambitious Jagdpanther and Jagdtiger designs of the same period. Using a proven chassis, it avoided the mechanical problems of the larger armoured vehicles.
It was better armored than the thinly armoured earlier Panzerjäger Marder and Nashorn with a sloped armour front plate of 60 mm sloped back at 60 degrees from the vertical (equivalent in protection to about 120 mm), carried a reasonably powerful 75mm gun, was mechanically reliable, small and easily concealed. It was also cheap to build.
The Jagdpanzer 38 succeeded the open-top Marder III (based on the same chassis) in production from April 1944; about 2584 were built until the end of the war. The older Marder III Panzerjäger series retained the same vertically sided chassis as Panzer 38(t).
In the Jagdpanzer 38, the lower hull sides slope 15 degrees outward to make roughly hexagonal shape when viewed from front or rear.
This increased the available interior space and enabled a fully enclosed casemate-style fighting compartment. Because of the fully enclosed armor, it was 5 tonnes heavier than the Marder III.
To compensate for the increased weight, track width was increased from 293 mm to 350 mm.
With thanks to the guys over at odkrywca.pl
A massive digger and a recovery tank are present to recover the Hetzer
It is out there somewhere
There it is, the first time above the water in over 65 years!
A beautiful sight, seeing it slowly rise above the water
Nearly
on dry land, look at the sandbar that has immediately formed in front
of the Hetzer, some serious power is needed to get it on dry land!
What a beauty!
The first inspection, looking great!
Some rust on the armor plating but not too bad, considering it was under water for over 65 years
Spraying the sand and sooth off
Nearly on dry land, the first inspection continues, the track on the right-hand side is missing.
You wouldn’t believe it spent 65 years under water.
What an amazing treasure to rescue
Looking in the Hetzer
A look at what is left of the engine that won’t start for a while!
The 75mm gun, a quick wash and ready to go?
Digging
out the much, the guy on the right is standing on the drive train, the
engine is in the back, the transfer case is at the front.
Some of the 75mm shells that were still in the Hetzer
Looking in the barrel, note the recovered shells on the left
That looks just awesome!
Everybody loves it!
The shells have been removed, time to move the Hetzer
After being pulled the first meters,
You can clearly see the missing track on the right-hand side, they seem to have stored it in the Hetzer.
On the low loader, ready to go
Off to be preserved and restored!
With thanks to the guys over at odkrywca.pl
www.warhistoryonline.com
The FW190 was found in a silver birch forest 1989, near St Petersburg, it was recovered by helicopter in 1991. The current owners are the Flying Heritage Collection which is operated by Paul Allen.
Paul Rätz was a ground crew member before becoming a pilot with 1./JG54 in 1942 and 1943. He had several air victories and survived three crash landings. He was best known as a ground attack pilot and transferred to 4./JG54 on July 9, 1943.
B)Images of the Hetzer pulled from the Gulf of Gdansk in 2007!
The Jagdpanzer 38 was intended to be more cost-effective than the much more ambitious Jagdpanther and Jagdtiger designs of the same period. Using a proven chassis, it avoided the mechanical problems of the larger armoured vehicles.
The Jagdpanzer 38 succeeded the open-top Marder III (based on the same chassis) in production from April 1944; about 2584 were built until the end of the war. The older Marder III Panzerjäger series retained the same vertically sided chassis as Panzer 38(t).
This increased the available interior space and enabled a fully enclosed casemate-style fighting compartment. Because of the fully enclosed armor, it was 5 tonnes heavier than the Marder III.
To compensate for the increased weight, track width was increased from 293 mm to 350 mm.
A massive digger and a recovery tank are present to recover the HetzerIt is out there somewhereThere it is, the first time above the water in over 65 years!A beautiful sight, seeing it slowly rise above the waterNearly
on dry land, look at the sandbar that has immediately formed in front
of the Hetzer, some serious power is needed to get it on dry land!What a beauty!The first inspection, looking great!Some rust on the armor plating but not too bad, considering it was under water for over 65 yearsSpraying the sand and sooth offNearly on dry land, the first inspection continues, the track on the right-hand side is missing.You wouldn’t believe it spent 65 years under water.What an amazing treasure to rescueLooking in the HetzerA look at what is left of the engine that won’t start for a while!The 75mm gun, a quick wash and ready to go?Digging
out the much, the guy on the right is standing on the drive train, the
engine is in the back, the transfer case is at the front.Some of the 75mm shells that were still in the HetzerLooking in the barrel, note the recovered shells on the leftThat looks just awesome!Everybody loves it!The shells have been removed, time to move the HetzerAfter being pulled the first meters,You can clearly see the missing track on the right-hand side, they seem to have stored it in the Hetzer.On the low loader, ready to goOff to be preserved and restored!With thanks to the guys over at odkrywca.pl
www.warhistoryonline.com
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