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http://gizmodo.com/school-assignment-leads-to-discovery-of-wwii-plane-with-1793083542
When 14-year-old Daniel Kristiansen was assigned a World War II project for
history class, his father jokingly suggested he look for a German plane that had
one of the most sensational discoveries in recent times.
Armed with metal detectors, father and son descended on the farm near Arabybro
in northern Denmark. Years before, the father, Klaus, remembered his grandfather
telling him that a plane had crashed there during the war, but that the plane
was removed soon afterwards. The pair thought it might be fun if they could find
a small bit of metal or two left over from the crash. Well, they found a lot
more than that, uncovering thousands of pieces, as well as the remains of the
pilot.
The metal detectors began to beep when they surveyed a patch of boggy ground, so
they started to dig. Realizing they needed to dig a bit deeper, they borrowed a
themselves.
was maybe 2,000 to 5,000 pieces of a plane. And we found a motor...then suddenly
Add to that an ME 109 Messershmitt engine, munitions, and some personal items,
an interview with DRP4.
Smartly, Klaus contacted a pair of WWII historians and the Danish authorities.
Local police closed the crash site for the investigation and bomb disposal units
were called in to safely remove the munitions. Forensic police are still working
and given a proper burial in Germany.
during the Second World War. The plane was highly adaptable, able to to perform
tasks such as bomber escort, combined fighter-bomber, ground-attack, and
reconnaissance. From 1936 to 1945, the Germans produced 33,984 of these planes,
making it the most produced fighter aircraft in history.
if he got anything less than a stellar grade.
more at http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39196106
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