As of the 16th of November when we visited the MBCC, there was no official ID. According to the person we spoke to the obvious ID plates have been removed (in one case torn off), and markings may not survive as the movement of the sands with the tide and currents has scoured any exposed surface. So it may have to remain an assumed ID.
Given that it’s obviously been exposed on the open sea bed for much, if not all, of the intervening 73 years, and not buried as we were first told, I’m impressed as much as there is has survived. Hopefully there is quiet work behind the scenes going on regarding groups who have recovered items from wrecks in the channel to see whether any might just happen to have some Do17 plates that match, but I doubt very much we will hear until/if it happens (as I’m sure Andy will confirm, people don’t always put their hand up and say “Oh yes, I had that!”).
Adrian
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