On 29 August 2003, the Immaculate Conception vessel was engaged in a fishing trawl at about three miles from San Vito Lo Capo. At a certain moment of the vessel's fishing nets hang up on something solid and heavy on the seabed. Lift with great effort nets in the boat the crew of the boat being immediately aware of the strangeness and magnitude of the strange fish. In network had been caught a relic belonging to an airplane of the Second World War, at first glance definitely Germanic, in view of recognition of heraldry still visible. Unfortunately, in the recovery of the wreck broke in two and the snout with the engine sank again, the cell remained entangled in the net of the airplane is now showing in all its beauty. What was recovered the wreckage of a Messerschmitt Bf 109. The stories of old fishermen spoke of a killing in 1943 of a German plane by a British destroyer. The records of the German department, however, reported that the airplane crashed into the sea due to engine failure. Most likely the aircraft fished is the same, namely the Messerschmitt BF 109 g4 serial 19586 piloted by the officer Herbert Lotter of 5 ° / 27 jagdgeschwader, Afrika, appointed 11 red
(Video of recovery)
The specialists were able to observe the tail of the fighter Bf-109 G4, I'm sure is piloted by Pilot Officer Herbert Lotter was part of the 5th squadron of the 27th Jagdgeschwader, the aircraft 's 11 red, shot down on June 18, 1943 a duel with Allied fighters, and do not precipitate an engine failure, the pilot was declared "Missing in mission." 
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