The next edition of the RAF Museum’s own magazine RADAR ….other aviation related magazines are available… will have an in depth article (pun intended):
Two years ago, we found a Dornier Do-17 on the sea bed in the Goodwin Sands off the Kent coast and it kick started a major project to raise and conserve the aircraft to be a part of the Museum’s collection. On the 2nd May, we started to send divers down to build a frame around the aircraft so that in 3-4 weeks, we can use a crane to lift it from the sea bed and transport it to a specially built conservation tunnel in Cosford.
In July 2013, the second edition of the Museum’s magazine RADAR will arrive and the main cover story will be behind-the-scenes at the lift featuring images and interviews with the key people involved. You’ll hear all about the technology behind the conservation (it’s not simply lots of lemons!) as well as the engineering challenge that the frame presented to the divers who had to work in the dark to complete the work.
http://www.rafmuseum.org/radar
Robert M.
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