{"id":8900,"date":"2024-11-25T10:25:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T09:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sicilianstories.eu\/?p=8900"},"modified":"2024-11-25T10:36:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T09:36:09","slug":"relitto-aereo-siracusa-guerramondiale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sicilianstories.eu\/en\/2024\/11\/25\/relitto-aereo-siracusa-guerramondiale\/","title":{"rendered":"Ritrovato nei Fondali di Capo Passero un Junkers Ju 88 della Seconda Guerra Mondiale"},"content":{"rendered":"

World War II airplane found in Syracuse seabed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Remains of a Junkers Ju 88 from World War II in the seabed of Syracuse<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sicily once again proves to be a treasure chest of underwater historical treasures. In the depths of Capo Passero, in the province of Siracusa<\/a><\/strong>, a Junkers Ju 88, one of the Luftwaffe's most versatile aircraft during the World War II<\/strong>. The wreck, lying at a depth of 51 meters, was located thanks to searches by the team of the Capo Murro Diving Center<\/strong>, supervised by the Soprintendenza del Mare della Regione Siciliana<\/a><\/strong>. This discovery represents an important piece in the historical reconstruction of air operations along the Sicilian coastline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through serial analysis and consultation of historical documents, the wreckage was identified as belonging to a KG 54 (Kampfgeschwader) aircraft. This Junkers Ju 88 had taken off on March 2, 1943 from Catania<\/a><\/strong> with the objective of bombing the port of Tripoli. During the mission, it was attacked by night fighters and forced to ditch south of Cape Sparrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The four-member crew had a dramatic fate:<\/p>\n\n\n