In 1942 this German Ju-88 bomber crashed at Arctic Svalbard after an attack on Allied Convoy PQ 18. Thirteen ships of this convoy were lost at a cost of forty-four German aircraft and four U-boats. The wreck of the aircraft is still in a good condition.
Sailing boat ahoy!
The Beardmore Inverness, was an early monoplane flying boat, that included a set of sails for use in the event of engine failures!
Designed by the German company Rohrbach for the RAF, but poor performance (powered!) performance led to its cancellation in 1926.
@DrVMcAlister Don't forget your airships! Plenty to find on the USS Akron (1933) and Macon (1935) sites. Macon is a great aviation archaeology study spanning 30 years now.
Join us now for an underwater cultural heritage dive now -- research by the @AirSeaHeritage has led to two potential targets to investigate in hopes of finding the wreckage of the Clipper Endeavor.
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#OTD 101 years ago, #AirshipR38ZR2 crashed into the Humber in front of 1000s of onlookers in Hull. @carnegiehull44 supported by @HumberMuseums recently published new web pages showing privately-held artefacts & stories: https://t.co/Fb0VQPU63m
Great find, write up, and #3DModel of an F8F-1 Bearcat (Point Loma, CA — 230 fsw) from @ExplorersClub member Brett Eldridge #aviationarchaeology https://t.co/2uYzjjEuSL
#OTD a century ago, on 17 June 1922, local time, Portuguese naval aviators Sacadura Cabral & Gago Coutinho alight at Guanabara, Rio de Janeiro, completing the first capital-to-capital S Atlantic flight, from Lisbon, Portugal. A🧵 by @KyriuRReis & I for @AvHistorian@100Lusitania