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Mystery or the unexplained · 08.12.1937

A winged mine on Viinistu beach

Tiibadega miin Viinistu rannas

On Wednesday 8 December 1937 villagers at Viinistu on the Pärispea peninsula found a mine on their beach. It was a great surprise, because nothing of the kind had been seen on this coast for ten years. The object looked more like a torpedo than an ordinary sea mine: it had side wings, a propeller and a rudder at the back. Border guards placed it under guard so that nobody would come to harm.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Kolmapäeval, 8. detsembril 1937 leidsid Pärispea poolsaare Viinistu küla elanikud oma rannast miini. See oli suur üllatus, sest kümne aasta jooksul polnud siin selliseid hirmutekitajaid nähtud. Leid meenutas oma ehituselt pigem torpeedot kui harilikku meremiini: sellel olid küljetiivad, propeller ja taga rool. Õnnetuste vältimiseks võtsid piirivalvurid miini oma valve alla.

Map of the area around A winged mine on Viinistu beach
59.64580° N, 25.75040° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Uus Eesti, 11 December 1937, p. 9 (DIGAR) ↗

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