05may2017 pics: P-40 Warhawk fished out of Russian waters...

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WWII fighter plane is pulled from the Kerch Strait between Crimea and mainlaind Russia after 70 years underwater

The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter plane was leased from the US to the Soviet Red Army during WWII

Divers were searching for mines and bombs with the $3.2 billion construction of the Kerch Strait Bridge

Historical reconstruction group borrowed crane and lifted decayed aircraft from the water on Saturday

Published: 17:09 BST, 6 May 2017 | Updated: 17:59 BST, 6 May 2017

A World War II fighter aircraft was dredged up from the bottom of the Kerch Strait between Crimea and mainland Russia on Saturday.

The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter aircraft, leased from the US to the Soviet Red Army, spent about 70 years underwater until divers spotted it nearly four miles from the coast.

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The plane has significantly deteriorated after spending seven decades underwater.
Its wings were torn off by gravity as the crane pulled it out of the water and its tail was damaged as well, footage of the recovery operation shows.
However, the researchers say the engine is in good enough condition to read the aircraft’s identifying markings and, hopefully, its pilot.

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