They are in receivership since a few month. At flugzeugforum.de there was talk about the Dak to be taken over by some kind of trust with the goal to repair/restore it back to flying condition (well, as “soon” as they have enough money).
Don’t know the current state of the project, though…

Knowing that the photo in Barry’s fist post has been taken three years ago, when the prop was “only” five years in place, I am frightened and saddened by the rapid deterioration of its condition …

However, unless the prop hasn’t been exchanged over the years, this newspaper article also seems to confirm its identity:
http://archive.burnhamandhighbridgeweeklynews.co.uk/2002/3/21/39392.html

Will they still be there? or were they eventually recovered?

I’m not 100% sure where I read it, but I think at a later date the Russians actually recovered some of C-47 for their own use.

Second thought, I may refer to airplanes abandoned near the North Circle, so please ignore this post more ore less… 😮

It may sound a bit far fetched, but could it be that this is just a typo and he was actually writing about a 108? However, I do not know the book in question, so maybe this suggestion may directly rule itself out…

In the summer of 1943 Fletcher picked up seven more ditched aircrew, including a USAAF fighter pilot and a Belgian Spitfire pilot. Then, on October 3, he went in search of a Typhoon pilot reported in the sea too near the French coast for a launch to attempt a rescue. Fletcher found three dinghies, landed and picked up the occupants – survivors from an RAF bomber. Having taken them back to base, he immediately took off again, finally locating and rescuing the Typhoon pilot.

The sea was too rough for a take-off, and he began the long taxi back to England. A Royal Navy launch was sent to assist, but then the Walrus lost a float. The attempt to tow the aircraft failed, and it started to sink. Fletcher, his crew and their survivor had to abandon the Walrus and transfer to the launch. He was awarded an immediate DFC.

I knew, I had read about this story before: The Typhoon pilot in question was Jim Sheddan, later CO of 486 NZ Squadron. His recollection of the event is described in his book “Tempest Pilot”.

What disturbs me the most about this is why is it being dug at night?

Just two thoughts:
a) Most people have to go to work by day
b) The landlord is asleep

Slightly off topic, but there is a story about an as yet unexploded underground mine full of WWI-dynamite below a farm near Messines/Belgium. Unfortunately the exact position got lost during the decades …

Having e-mailed on Sunday to my local Airfix importer, today I indeed received a set of replacement decals, directly mailed from Airfix!

Sadly, they are still as non-optimal than my first ones, but at least it was worth the try. On the plus side, I have to agree the Customer Care service at Airfix works really fast (even faster than Revell over here).