There have been persistent rumours about Stuka or Messerschmitt Bf110 restoration projects over the years. Components of several of both were recovered from the former Eastern Bloc after the Iron Curtain came down in the 1990s and are now believed to be in New Zealand awaiting restoration. One of the 110s was semi-complete but the main wing spars were unfortunately cut through by an inexperienced team during the recovery.
This...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px9depDKeEQ
appears to be a US restoration and the colour of the original parts on show suggests it was recovered from somewhere hot, possibly North Africa or Sicily. The work on the fuselage is well advanced and they claim to have an original working engine. It is a JU87R which is the long range version of the B. This would date it to around 1940/41. The best complete one is the RAF Museum's and that is a cannon-armed G with the cannons missing.
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