I'm not sure if any of you guys are aware of this one:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-22411430 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-22411430)
now there is a treasure I would of liked to find :)
It's the sole surviving DO-17 in the world and laid safely under the sand about 50ft don until recently. Even the tyres were still inflated when they found it I believe.
amazing :)
Very cool 8)
It's great to read stories of this nature, but I cant help but wonder if this is all going to end up in tears. :scratch-head:
Given that we found the thing, are going to recover it from it's watery grave, transport it to Hendon, spend thousands restoring it only to have the Krouts insist we give it back as part of their Heritage. Time will tell. :-X
If that's the case, Diesel, then do we have to send any UXBs and shrapnel back to them too?
It's in our waters, it's ours.
Careful what you wish for there snowy, there are WAAAAAAAY more UXB's in Germany thatn the UK, in fact they have had 3 major incidents already in Berlin this year, and bomb disposal is a very dangerous job in Germany crews still get killed by wartime bombs quite often over there.
Diesel there are lot's of precedents of this type, basically the aircraft isn't a wargrave so is fair game for those prepared to salvage it, Russia has loads of aircraft, tanks and other kit that the Gremans left behind in their museums.
And of course it's in UK teritorial waters :D
latest news chaps, looks like the weather has taken a hand in things (surprise surprise!!)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22721897 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22721897)
update
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22746342 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22746342)
So they're lifting it at 21:00 today?
Weather's looking ok, hope all goes well.
lets hope it doesn't disintegrate on the way up!!
There is also this one off the Welsh coast as well:
http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/submerged-world-war-two-fighter-plane-a-step-closer-to-being-raised-and-restored-after-discovery-off-welsh-coast.html (http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/submerged-world-war-two-fighter-plane-a-step-closer-to-being-raised-and-restored-after-discovery-off-welsh-coast.html)
Latest news:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22752625 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22752625)
:(
Latest updaye with some good news:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22791545 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22791545)
It's nice to see the occasional positive updaye about that. Thanks, DD. :):P
Even more positive that the Germans have made a donation considering they left it parked there ;)
:yahoo:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22846645 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22846645)
That's awesome, though the restoration is going to cost a pretty penny.
That it will Syber, but what price can you put on a piece of history like that
8)
I have to admit that I was getting concerned that it wasn't going to work out, hopefully one day in the future I will get to see this aircraft.
Nice vid here, including footage of the still inflated tyre :D
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22856177 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22856177)
I didn't see this one last year, but it makes for a good comparison to the Dornier:
http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/2012-rare-heinkel-he115-was-raised-from-the-sea-at-sola-near-stavanger-in-norway.html (http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/2012-rare-heinkel-he115-was-raised-from-the-sea-at-sola-near-stavanger-in-norway.html)
And Video
Heinkel HE-115B/C (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2YKY3wnD3k#ws)
QuoteThat it will Syber, but what price can you put on a piece of history like that
can a price even be put on a piece of history like that :scratch-head: if so I would not even be able to come up with a figure ;) :D
Quote from: sybershot on June 12, 2013, 01:26:48 AM
QuoteThat it will Syber, but what price can you put on a piece of history like that
can a price even be put on a piece of history like that :scratch-head: if so I would not even be able to come up with a figure ;) :D
:thumbsup:
And they just keep comig up:
http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/junkers-ju-52-rescued-in-greece.html (http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/junkers-ju-52-rescued-in-greece.html)
Indeed, they're popping up all over the place :LOL:
All German too....... :scratch-head:
Good article on this, as it's been a while since there have been any updates:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-27768464 (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-27768464)
I hope they have salvaged more than what is shown in the photo. Nice to see anyhow :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
They have nearly the entire plane Syber, they took the wings off and they are in a different poly-tunnel, they have also split the fuselage too to try to make it easier to clean :thumbsup:
Another article here, and you get a better idea of what was raised in this pic:
http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/salvaging-dornier-17.html (http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/salvaging-dornier-17.html)
Been a while but here is the latest:
http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/dornier-17-moves-next-stage-conservation.html (http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/dornier-17-moves-next-stage-conservation.html)
Note best to click the link at the end or the article as it opens the full report that has more pictures
Another nice article here:
http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/military-history/world-war-two/art503408-how-the-raf-museum-is-conserving-the-worlds-last-remaining-world-war-two-dornier-bomber (http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/military-history/world-war-two/art503408-how-the-raf-museum-is-conserving-the-worlds-last-remaining-world-war-two-dornier-bomber)
"I'm not an expert in this field but I would guess that it has been hit by ground fire then the Defiant has come in behind and shot at it and finished it off," says Priday.
He's right, he's not an expert the Bolton-Paul Defiant was a turret fighter and had no forward facing guns:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulton_Paul_Defiant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulton_Paul_Defiant)