Dornier Update

Nah! It’s going down to that London…

I was at Cosford a few days ago and I was told the Dornier was only going to be there for another 12 months, or even less than that.

Ken

They’re not sending it to Canada as well are they? 😉

I was at Cosford a few days ago and I was told the Dornier was only going to be there for another 12 months, or even less than that.

Ken

Heartily agree with Bruce and Richard. The glazing on the Dornier 17 is an integral feature that gives the aircraft it’s character..much like the Ju-88.

Thinking out aloud, wasn’t there a guy in Germany selling complete nose glazing sections from Dornier 17Zs a few years back? Wouldn’t it be nice to secure one of those?

Regards;
Steve

Nice piece on the BBC website today. Looks as of there’ll be some restoration of glazing etc but the result will be nearer the Halifax.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27768464

I have no problem with the reconstruction of any missing sections such as the glazing as without such significant parts the character of the aircraft is reduced, especially to those people who are unaware of what it looked like when it was complete. When pottery and earthenware fragments are displayed in museums it is common practice to reconstruct the missing sections of the original item, so that one can fully appreciate the the scale and shape of the whole vessel, the same should be done with any missing parts of the Dornier.

Richard

BBC will show a half hour documentary updating the story of the Dornier on the News Channel later this month. No firm transmission date yet.

Perhaps there never will be? I guess the appropriate dataplate has been washed away, stolen or corroded to the point of illegibility. To me at least, it doesn’t really matter that much, in the grand scheme of things!

An item that concerns me is there doesn’t appear to have been a definate confirmation of the identity of the aircraft yet

Nice piece on the BBC website today. Looks as of there’ll be some restoration of glazing etc but the result will be nearer the Halifax.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27768464

Original source is this RAF Museum press release:

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/whats-going-on/news/the-dornier-do-17-one-year-on/

I’ve yet to see a definitive statement from the RAF Museum as to what they intend to do with it long-term. Is it destined to become another Halifax, a gutted, incomplete hulk with a few selected parts restored?

It certainly does look a bit sad – although turned right-way up, and (perhaps?) reunited with a canopy and nose glazing, I reckon it’ll still make rather a fine exhibit.
I can’t help looking forward to the completion of the Sola Flymuseum He115 a tiny bit more though!

I totally agree. If the conservation work is successful, the Dornier should be turned the correct way up, and most definitely have a canopy and nose glazing put in place.

With German aircraft especially, the glazing is such a key feature of the type, and lifts it from being airframe remains to an instantly recognisable exhibit.

It certainly does look a bit sad – although turned right-way up, and (perhaps?) reunited with a canopy and nose glazing, I reckon it’ll still make rather a fine exhibit.
I can’t help looking forward to the completion of the Sola Flymuseum He115 a tiny bit more though!