In the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Finland, with underwater search hardware, with the help of deepwater sonar, found a World War II bombing wreck. The aircraft landed near the Nord Stream Baltic gas pipeline route in the western Gulf of Finland. The aircraft is at a depth of 100 meters, which is five times the depth of 18 meters that can be reached by a sports diver, passing a sports diver certificate.
The length of the aircraft wreck is 11 meters, the width of the wing part - 18 meters. Marine archaeologists point out that this is an American bomber "Douglas DB-7 Boston / A-20 Havoc", which was used during the war. Douglas DB-7 Boston the bombers were used by Red Army pilots at the end of World War II.
The rare site has been handed over to the State Museum Board, but the exact location of the plane has not been reported. According to experts, this finding is a huge rarity, because usually when falling into the sea, the planes split into several parts. Wrecks of sunken ships are more often left untouched.
The found World War II bomber Douglas DB-7 Boston / A-20 Havoc is located for scuba divers / divers inaccessible depth.
