Dornier 17 found off the coast of the UK

[Ms Tree]

LONDON (Reuters) – A rare World War Two German bomber, shot down over the English Channel in 1940 and hidden for years by shifting sands at the bottom of the sea, is so well preserved a British museum wants to raise it.

The Dornier 17 -- thought to be world's last known example -- was hit as it took part in the Battle of Britain.

It ditched in the sea just off the Kent coast, southeast England, in an area known as the Goodwin Sands.

The plane came to rest upside-down in 50 feet of water and has become partially visible from time to time as the sands retreated before being buried again.

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[777 fixer]

I wonder how much of it will be saved after being exposed to salt water for so long.

 

[Ms Tree]

Wouldn't it be similar to the Hunley they found in the gulf? The fuselage is aluminium so it is still intact now how would lifting it do anything? I would think that they would put it directly into a water tank and stabilize it for a while.

 

[JetAviator7]

I am always fascinated at the rebuilt aircraft that have been retrieved from some of the most isolated and inhospitable places on earth. This will certainly be an interesting aircraft to see when, and if, it is ever recovered.

One of my friends, Maurice Hovious, has been involved in several recoveries for the Kalamazoo Air Zoo.

 

[Ms Tree]

The last one I recall was the P38 found in the attic somewhere. Buried in quite a bit of snow as I recall.

 

[SparrowHawk]

Geez, The crash isn't the fault of Bush?

Well chalk one event that wasn't his fault 😀 😀 😀 😀

 

[777 fixer]

The last one I recall was the P38 found in the attic somewhere. Buried in quite a bit of snow as I recall.

Glacier Girl, and there are still more under the ice.

http://www.p38assn.org/glacier-girl.htm

The biggest treasure trove of classic warbirds is in Lake Michigan. The Navy conducted training off a converted steamer and there are dozens of wrecks on the bottom.

http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org12-6i.htm

http://archive.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/11/world-war-ii-fighter-plane-lake-michigan-recovery-waukegan.html

 

[delldude]

The last one I recall was the P38 found in the attic somewhere. Buried in quite a bit of snow as I recall.

They found a P-38 in some dudes attic? Damn.

 

[Ms Tree]

Yep, in the attic. Whats so hard to believe? B)

 

[777 fixer]

They found a P-38 in some dudes attic? Damn.

Man, I need to stop posting on days I'm working the night shift.

 

[leprechaun]

Geez, The crash isn't the fault of Bush?

Well chalk one event that wasn't his fault 😀 😀 😀 😀

Maybe not, but he's still a fascist.

 

[SparrowHawk]

Maybe not, but he's still a fascist.

Do you even know the definition of the word?