Are any others from that group who can show the Whirlwind guys where it was, or at least the rough area? How about Robin Hood?

I haven’t heard from Mr hood for years now. And no one seems to be able to make contact. I am confident that he would have all the details. There are some members of DARRT on this forum, though some are now scattered around the world somewhere. The only suggestion I can think of is contacting the locals in the area, and the MOD.

There was the story of a Sea Vixen crashing on Dartmoor and it disappeared without any trace even the military couldn’t find it. Some years later it appeared having been ejected from a peat bog, I seem to remember it made local headlines. We did not follow it up as not WW2 and of no interest to the group. Don’t remember if anyone did anything with it, more than likely still there or it sank again.

Yes. DARRT Recovered a main wheel tyre assembly from this one in the 1970’s. Engines still there but as the Youtube video shows very badly broken up.

Do we know what part of the airframe this ID Plate is from? Though it is a sub assembly of the aircraft made by Henchel for Dornier.

I would think as aeroplanes don’t make very good boats the after part of the fuze being the weakest part of the airframe would have broken on impact having hit first. As I have said before I think the aircraft could have sunk nose first then turned over as it went down due to the main wheel tyres being inflated. Seems to me there would have been considerably more damage if it flipped over on ditching.

That said there have been many aircraft having landed in similar circumstances settling on the bottom the right way up. Hmmm.

Thanks for the heads up will be looking forward to watching this.:D

The tyre seems to be inflated and the undercarriage door open. It is unlikely that the under carriage would have been lowered for a sea ditching. I would of thought that the wheel would have forced itself through the doors as the aircraft sank, causing the airframe to turn upside down as it sank.

Fantastic! Well done guys.

Fred Panton. That name rang bells to me. In this epic documentary from the 1980’s. The Watch Tower. Sqn Ldr Jack Currie. And Fred Panton.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfj0OnSb53A

Well worth watching.

Thank you Fred R.I.P.

Latest onsite report from the BBC. Weather perfect. Problem with anchor cable on the salvage barge, has wrapped around the propeller. Waiting for slack tide to remove it. it is stated lift will now start 3.00am Tuesday. Weather permitting.