The enthusiastic Norwegian Aviation Museum has complet the epic recuperation of two Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 88 the two these aircraft (Werknrs 0880797 and 0881203) had crash-landed upon the remote northern tip of Norway.The enthusiastic Norwegian Aviation Museum has complet the epic recuperation of two Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 88 the two these aircraft (Werknrs 0880797 and 0881203) had crash-landed upon the remote northern tip of Norway. Both airframes have been delivered to the museum, which is at Boda, and this is the culmination of a brew that started in 1999 when a band from the museum went to the site to diocese if what was there was worth recovering. It was. At the time, all four engines were remov along with the tail section of united of the aircraft. Also, many small items were remov for storage and conservation. Since the site was in this way remote, components that could not be carried disclosed had to be airlifted courtesy of the Sea King helicopters of the Norwegian Air Force's 330 Squadron. Both airframes had stomached from long exposure to the proper states and 0881203 was the better of the sum of two units However, the wings and center section of 0880797 were basically intact. In August 2001 a large team arrived at the site to make a clean sweep of the wings and all other recoverable items that could be airlifted. The parts went into a temporary storage facility at Mehamn Airport during September last year moreover have now been moved to the museum facility for restoration. Copyright Challenge Publications Inc. Apr 2002 |
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