Supermarine Spitfire

SUPERMARIN SPITFAJER Mk IX Information
Raspon	9.92 mt
Length	8.85 m
Height	2.5 m
Engine	Rolls Royce Merlin 62, 1650 HP
Max. Speed	640 km/h
Plafon	12000 m
Domet	547 km
Weapons	Two guns Hispano 20 mm, Four machine-guns Browing 7,7 mm
Depth	32 m

Near Cape Kabala near Rose at depth of 32 meters on sandy bottom lies remains of fighter plane from World War II. According to eyewitness of event, Mr. Cabe Madara from Zelenika, airplane was hit by German anti-aircraft in September of 1944 above Kumbor. Airplane was leaving a trail of black smoke behind and it was slowly loosing altitude until Rose where it suddenly lost altitude and crashed into the sea. Pilot managed to leave the plane and felt into the sea. Shortly after, armed fish boat used by German forces arrived and pilot was captured. After that, it was taken to Zelenika. One of the airplanes from the same squadron was circling around crash site and then it left the bay. Couple of hours later, rescue hydroplanes arrived in order to try to find the pilot, but it was too late. The shot down fighter plane was stationed in Bari and it was on combat mission to bomb "Arsenal" in Tivat.

Since airplane was shattered when it hit the sea, on crash site, there are parts of airplane which are scattered in area around 40 X 40 meters. The biggest part is engine and it takes the central part of the crash site. Rest of parts are scattered around the engine and they consist of: last part of plane with horizontal rudder and landing wheel, vertical rudders, 2 impressive machine guns, front landing wheels, one wing, parts of haul.