Comments on: Unique Me 323 “Gigant” wreck found off Sardinian coast

By: John Penley

John Penley — Tue, 04 May 2021 20:23:37 +0000

An Me 323 was shot down by Sqn Ldr Maydwell DSO DFC of 14 Sqn flying a Marauder on 30 July near Corsica. In 1982 he met the German pilot Walter Honig at his flying club in Germany.

By: John Penley

John Penley — Tue, 04 May 2021 20:15:28 +0000

If this is a Me 323 it is probably the one shot down by Sq Ldr Maydwell DSO DFC flying a Marauder from 14 Sqn. After the war he met the German pilot Walter Honig at his flying club in Germany

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That “Gigant” German Warbird - CAF Rise Above — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 22:50:18 +0000

[…] of plans to raise it (yet), but the temptation to do so must be pretty strong. Here is a link to a 2-minute video about that wreck which has footage in it of the Messerschmidt Me 323 in use during WWII. […]

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By: General Sultan

General Sultan — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:03:53 +0000

Wow, great find!

By: Possible wreck of Me 323?

Possible wreck of Me 323? — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:49:09 +0000

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By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:19:53 +0000

In WEB Griffin’s “The Spymasters”, this type of plane is stumbled across by a matte black OSS-assigned C-47 and shot down by the heavy machine gun the Gooney Bird had attached at the cargo door. Interestingly, Griffin’s plane was bound for Italy or Sardinia.

I bet we got our idea of the Globemaster from this beast.

By: peter westeneng

peter westeneng — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:56:10 +0000

great find