Channel Dornier Update

David

I understand where you are coming from. Although underwater footage (not just the scans) show the aeroplane in a remarkable state of preservation the fact of the matter is that it will obviously need a great deal of conservation/stabilisation once it is out of the water – and I would suspect that will be on ongoing if not permanent state of affairs.

A massive project all round.

Tangmere -my consideration was purely on the exposure of aluminium and the oxidation process ! Whilst it would be great to think something recognisable and in good or restorable order could emerge I still think thats unlikely! Looking at the RAFM’s past record I would rather they speak to fresh water salvors to see what could fill some holes in the RAF ‘missing’ types list.

I would like to think that this aircraft can be be recovered more or less intact, however having seen what tides and shifting sand did to a modern car in just 6 months I won’t be holding my breath.

Like many others I will still wish any recovery attempt the best of luck.

I think people need a reality check ! This is an aluminium aircraft in wet sand ! Its going to fall apart as soon as its lifted out of that sand at a rate of knots.

RyanAir used 40 of them 😉 😀

ROFL 😀 Do you have to pay extra to get both engines running 🙂

A “Nazi passenger jet…” “In almost perfect condition…”
No wonder that rag has earned the soubriquet “Daily Fail”… :rolleyes:

Although it’s quite surprising they got one of their pet subjects wrong, considering it’s other soubriquet the “Daily Heil”

RyanAir used 40 of them 😉 😀

Don’t give them any ideas.:eek:

:)Just out of interest how many Do 17’s are there in a reasonable or complete state.

RyanAir used 40 of them 😉 😀

It is upside down.

I would suggest that although it is in one piece, corrosion is likely to be significant. Restoring it would remove a huge amount of original material, so I believe it is better to leave well alone. It will be a big enough job to stabilise it once it is raised.

Bruce

Hi
A shame it is not going to be restored,hopefully in the future a german or norwegian museum will find one then we will get a fully restored example.
cheers
Jerry

“some damage to the cockpit area….” I’d say that it looks upside down..!

Great footage of it. I take it the plan is to bring it up eventually?

A couple more images and some video here….

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1374818/Emerging-sands-time-Lost-German-bomber-discovered-shifting-seabed-British-coast-thanks-sonar.html

Maybe they should recover the P-38 at Harlech first as a bit of practice!

Thanks ,i did suspect so but thought maybe there was one somewhere,or should i say hoped.
Still strange how non survived,makes this even more important.

:)Just out of interest how many Do 17’s are there in a reasonable or complete state.
Shame they couldn’t save them from Finland in the 50’s.

Approximately none