Danish boy finds remains of German Messerschmitt in a field

[grubstake]

They must have unusually powerful detectors in Denmark - according to the article, the aircraft wreckage was 4-6 metres deep!

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39196106

 

[Goldpick]

Am guessing some parts were ploughed up to be at a detectable depth, pretty cool find - maybe not the bones though.

 

[grubstake]

That'd have to be mighty deep ploughing!

 

[aussiefarmer]

Maybe there was foil out of a smoke packet , that seems set set detectrs off at any depth

 

[Brother]

Or maybe, Good ol Grand pa, new it was there?
Someone had to level out the hump/hole to keep the field so flat.

Still awesome, thanks for sharing

 

[B5MECH]

Maybe there was foil out of a smoke packet , that seems set set detectrs off at any depth

Or a 2 foot deep alloy can :lol: :lol:
He's going to have the bones curse now chuck that detector in the bin :lol: :lol: :N:

 

[silver]

That motor would set off at depth, and with thousands of small metal bits in the depth of it all, well that would make it look like a large target, I love those targets that say they are just in front of the pointer, but you just keep on digging down.
If it hit at speed and exploded, or just hit at speed going straight into soft marshy ground it could have just dissapeared into the earth never to be seen ,... and the material and book and notes must have been anorobically preserved a little.
great story though, goes to show you should believe the oldies a little even if you think they're a bit far fetched in the tall tales department.

 

[Guest]

Our ABC has a pic of the boy too with his detector, On second thoughts, clearly not a boy, in fact the pic could be of anyone and be unrelated to the actual story, still..which detector is this? Pic is from http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-...overs-parts-of-crashed-wwii-aeroplane/8341942

 

[Whisp]

Detector is a Nitek, military use only, it does both ground penetrating radar and also uses pulse induction using Minelab technology. I don't think the kid had one of those, unless they have child soldiers in Denmark.

 

[7.62marksman]

the uniform is a danish combat uniform with the current combat detector
once the find was known the military would have went in to neutralize any uxo
just my thoughts

 

[Rockhunter62]

It is a Vallon mine detector but I can't make out the model. The v style sticker is the Vallon symbol.

Probably the VMR2 Dual Sensor Mine Detector.

Cheers

Doug

 

[Whisp]

My apologies, you are correct Rockhunter. I was so focused on the depth I immediately thought GPR. My bad.

 

[Rockhunter62]

Too easy Whisp. If you don't learn something new each day it must be groundhog day. 8)

Cheers

Doug

 

[B5MECH]

the uniform is a danish combat uniform with the current combat detector
once the find was known the military would have went in to neutralize any uxo
just my thoughts

:N: I don't think he;s going to do real well swinging it like that :N:
Maybe he's looking for his keys

 

[7.62marksman]

he might be having an off day
using the stomp method instead
the other bloke seems to trust the way he is or was using it (trust is sometimes over rated)

 

[Rockhunter62]

the uniform is a danish combat uniform with the current combat detector
once the find was known the military would have went in to neutralize any uxo
just my thoughts

:N: I don't think he;s going to do real well swinging it like that :N:
Maybe he's looking for his keys

Maybe he is trying to detect the next plane to fall out of the sky, his early warning radar.

Cheers

Doug

 

[Ridge Runner]

They must have unusually powerful detectors in Denmark - according to the article, the aircraft wreckage was 4-6 metres deep!

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39196106

Yeah Grub Things that big blow ya ears off at 6 or 8 feet with a VLF, Of coarse when these things go in the ground they go nose first which means the tail section can only be 2 or 3 feet below the surface,

Thanks for posting it,

If you look in the 3rd picture you will see his Minelab X-terra 705,

John.

 

[AKA_RedRimmed_Desert]

I've run into a few military men online, they found metal detecting relaxing while stationed for combat. In Iraq all they could do is detect on the base, find things others had lost.

 

[AKA_RedRimmed_Desert]

Oh, those who make their own loops out of pvc, large square size using a pulse unit. In the state of Kansas, there is a meteorite fall area with some weighting 100 lbs. or a little bit more. One treasure hunter pioneered the way, digging 100+ lb. meteorites using a back hoe 8-9 feet down.