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Search fails: Mystery of Australia's first submarine HMAS AE1 remains
Searchers have failed to solve the mystery of what happened to Australia's first submarine, lost off Papua New Guinea in 1914 at the start of World War I. Navy search teams had hoped an object on the seabed off PNG would be the submarine AE1. Instead it turned out to be a submarine-shaped rock formation - located earlier by the navy survey ship HMAS Benalla in an area where it was believed AE1 sank with all 35 crew on Sept 14, 1914. The next step was a close-up examination by a camera-equipped remotely operated vehicle (ROV) from one of the navy's minehunters. The examination by the minehunter HMAS Yarra proved a disappointment. [ theage :: 2007-05-31 :: Wrecks ]
Who shoot down German fighter pilot the Red Baron during WWI
It has raged as one of the most disputed Australian war mysteries for more than 80 years. Now a council has honoured the person it believes was responsible for shooting down famed WW1 fighter pilot the Red Baron. Robert Buie, a gunner with the 53rd Battery of the Australian Field Artillery, has been immortalised by a plaque and memorial at Brooklyn, north of Sydney. It's a move sure to outrage families of other soldiers, such as fellow gunner Cedric Popkin, who have laid claim to the historic feat. But for the Buie family there's no doubt who was manning the gun that brought down Manfred von Richthofen on April 21, 1918. [ dailytelegraph :: 2007-03-26 :: Red Baron: Flying Ace von Richthofen ]
Mysterious Czar's Parker shotgun surfaces, put up for auction
This is a story about a Meriden shotgun, made for Czar Nicholas II, the last czar to rule Russia. The gun was on its way to Russia when World War 1 broke out and it was returned to its maker in Meriden, the renowned Parker Brothers. The czar never saw it. Eventually, a new buyer was found. In the years since, the shotgun, referred to as the "Czar's Parker," has been surrounded by mystery, fueled by a fake in the 1980s. The shotgun has legendary status among gun collectors, particularly those obsessed with the history of the Parker company. Now the gun has resurfaced, for auction. It is expected to attract bids $225,000-$325,000. [ boston :: 2007-01-06 :: Weapons: Bayonets & Machine guns ]
There is mystical side to almost every war
The unknown pages of history come to light as the secret archives become declassified and accounts are published. However, many are still perplexed over some cases that took place, like the disappearance of the 4th Royal Norfolk Battalion on August 21, 1915. According to accounts by 3 New Zealand soldiers, the 4th was assisting a unit launching an offensive against the enemy lines on Position 60. A strange cloud fell over the soldiers: "very dense as if it was some solid structure". The people were gone after the cloud floated away. At the war the Turks confirmed that they had not captured any personnel of the 4th Royal Norfolk Battalion. [ pravda :: 2006-10-11 :: Unsolved Mysteries ]
WW1 U-boat UB-85 attacked by seamonster?
April 30, 1918, in the waning days of World War I, the crew of the British patrol boat were astounded to find a German submarine (the UB-85) floating on the surface of the North Atlantic. With almost no provocation, the entire crew of the UB-85 abandoned ship. According to U-boat's commander, his submarine had surfaced in order to recharge its batteries. Suddenly, a "strange Beast" climbed onto the side of his ship. The shaken crew of the UB-85 noted that during the struggle the forward deck plating had been damaged and the U-boat could no longer submerge. The entire account was chronicled by members of the British Navy, only hours after the event. [ americanmonsters :: 2006-07-06 :: Strange ]
WW1 wreck mystery -- "It's a wreck that shouldn't be there"
Archaeologists are to investigate a wreck reported to be that of a German warship previously said to have been salvaged and scrapped.
Records claim the V81, which was at the Battle of Jutland in 1916, was raised in 1937. However, members of Diving Club said it was still on the seabed. Information on the fate of the V81 is "cloudy". The destroyer was part of the German High Seas Fleet which fought the Royal Navy in the Battle of Jutland, off Denmark's coast. Some 8,648 British and German sailors lost their lives in one day's fighting on 31 May into 1 June 1916. In 1919, the vessel and 73 other German warships were scuttled in Scapa Flow, Orkney. [ bbc :: 2006-06-27 :: Navy - Naval Forces & Battles ]