Aircraft · Sunk 1942 · technical · Naxxar
Junkers Ju 88 (North)
German Junkers Ju 88 medium bomber (wingspan 20 m, weight 9870 kg) shot down in 1942, lying at 57 m depth off the north Malta coast. Powered by two Junkers Jumo 211 engines. A deep technical dive requiring advanced certification.
Wreck Details
- Vessel type
- Aircraft
- Nationality
- German
- Year sunk
- 1942
- Depth
- 57 m
- Length
- 14 m
- Difficulty
- technical— Requires technical diving certification (beyond recreational limits)
- Island
- Malta
- Locality
- Naxxar
- Coordinates
- 35.97360°N, 14.46820°E ↗
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM ↗
Getting There
Straight-line distances from Junkers Ju 88 (North) to key transport points in Malta:
Malta Airport (MLA)13.0 km
Valletta city centre9.3 km
Gozo ferry (Ċirkewwa)12.0 km
Straight-line distance — road/boat distance will be higher. View on OpenStreetMap ↗
Hotels Near Junkers Ju 88 (North)
- 7.2 km
87 min walk
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