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oldironside

(1,248 posts) Fri May 3, 2013, 06:57 AM May 2013

Dornier 17 to rise (hopefully) from Goodwin Sands.

So, after much speculation, the recovery project is finally underway. It could take three weeks, and they could end up with nothing more than a few scraps of aluminium and a pile of dust, but if the lift succeeds it will fill an important gap in the roster of Second World War aircraft. Another extinct type resurrected.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22380915

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Dornier 17 to rise (hopefully) from Goodwin Sands. (Original Post) oldironside May 2013 OP

Excellent story, I wish them luck! mgc1961 May 2013 #1

I'm sure there are more in the Channel and the North Sea... oldironside May 2013 #2

mgc1961

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1. Excellent story, I wish them luck!

Reply to oldironside (Original post)

Fri May 3, 2013, 07:45 AM

May 2013

I'm still amazed at the scarcity of some WWII aircraft just 70 years after the fact.

oldironside

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2. I'm sure there are more in the Channel and the North Sea...

Reply to mgc1961 (Reply #1)

Fri May 3, 2013, 08:01 AM

May 2013

... that are recoverable, we just need to find them. This one is pretty shallow, but was forgotten because it was covered in sand (which is apparently very bad for the aluminium structure). Now, if I could put together a wish list of other types, it would go on for a few pages.

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