Bomber Junker Ju 87 'Stuka'
Long anticipated dive this season 🙂🙂
Bomber Junker Ju 87 'Stuka' from the World War II was found in good condition in the sea south of the island of Zirje.
This aircraft type Ju 87R-2 is popularly called “pike”. It is an Italian Air Force plane which was probably shot down by cannon fire by air defense from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in April 1941. The wreck is in good condition and the front part of the fuselage, wings and tail of the aircraft are connected and complete. Engine was ripped off the plane and it lies few meters from the plane, and the assumption is that it tore upon impact with the water.
The value of this finding is certainly exceptional in world terms, since there were only 5709 aircraft produced at that time. There are only two of this type preserved in the world, in museum exhibitions in London and Chicago which are in far worse condition than one from Zirje.
It lies at a depth of 28m and its available to all advanced divers.
Length of aircraft: 11m
Wingspan: 13,8m
It was armed with bombs (500 kg), two fixed machine guns 7,9 mm MG17 in the wings and a movable machine gun MG15 7.9 millimeters in the rear cabin.
Here are some pictures of diving on “Stuka”:
After a quick 30 min of bottom time we started to emerge and have a nice view on 3 meters:
Little bit of waiting…....
And finaly, only smiling faces after dive!!
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