Trip Report The Junkers Ju-52 Project (Kea, Greece)

[beldridg]

During my Oct 2023 trip to Kea Greece to dive the HMHS Britannic, the owner of Keadivers (Yannis) mentioned that there was an intact Junkers Ju-52 plane near the other wrecks BUT it was not part of the Kea Underwater Historic Park (yet) so we couldn't dive it without a special permit.

We hatched a plan to get the permit and dive it in April 2024 with the goal of building a high-resolution 3D photogrammetry model.

I have published photos and information about the trip along with photos of this amazing airplane wreck. She sits in about 60 meters / 205 feet of water so it is a technical dive.

The Junkers Ju-52 Project (Kea, Greece — 205 fsw)

Intro The genesis for this project started when I was in Kea, Greece in October 2023 during an expedition with Ben Lair and Justin Judd to dive the HMHS Britannic with Keadivers. I was showing Yann…

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We are hopeful that they will include this wreck into the overall underwater park so that others can dive it.

I will publish the final photogrammetry model on Friday. Here is a quick preview of the model. It came out VERY good and very detailed:

Regards,

- brett

 

[Eric802]

You note in your post that you believe the "round parts" in the cabin are for ammo. Those are magazines for the MG-15, which was the gun on the top of the cabin.
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[beldridg]

You note in your post that you believe the "round parts" in the cabin are for ammo. Those are magazines for the MG-15, which was the gun on the top of the cabin.
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Thanks! Great find. I will amend the post and credit you for the find.

- brett

 

[happy-diver]

Absolutely spectacular, you should start charging for our living vicariously through your achievements tours

 

[beldridg]

Absolutely spectacular, you should start charging for our living vicariously through your achievements tours

Thanks for reading and for the kind thoughts! Maybe I'll write a book at some point.

- brett

 

[KeelsonGraham]

Amazing image. Well done!

 

[DiveTucson]

Thanks for letting me tag along

Here is my complete gallery from the trip.

Greece - Kea Island - Junkers 52

Photo collection by BJL Imagery

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[KeelsonGraham]

Can’t understand how it arrived on the bottom in such good condition. Even the props are straight, indicating that it ditched with no engines running. Also, the flaps are up which is surprising. Any idea what the story is behind it?

 

[beldridg]

Can’t understand how it arrived on the bottom in such good condition. Even the props are straight, indicating that it ditched with no engines running. Also, the flaps are up which is surprising. Any idea what the story is behind it?

Some details are in my post (but many more in the referenced links in my post from the Burdigala project which originally found & identified the wreck). Short version is fuel exhaustion.

- brett

 

[Eric802]

Explains the props being undamaged, and if they were just coasting in there was probably no reason to drop the flaps and worry about possibly stalling.