Last Surviving Second World War German Dornier Bomber To Be Raised



Last Surviving Second World War Dornier Bomber Is To Be Raised From Its Watery Grave After 70 Years In Biggest Recovery Of Its Kind -- Daily Mail

* German bomber has lain in English Channel since the Battle of Britain
* £350,000 project to retrieve the plane and display it at the RAF Museum

A rare German bomber from the Second World War is set to be raised from the English Channel where it has lain for seven decades, it was announced today.

The retrieval of the last surviving Dornier Do 17 from the Goodwin Sands off the coast of Kent will be the biggest recovery of its kind in British waters.

The aircraft was first spotted by divers in 2008, lying 50ft below the surface on a chalk bed, surrounded by debris.

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German WWII bomber to be salvaged off UK coast -- AP

My Comment: This is an incredibly lucky find. I wish them luck in the restoration.

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