3 May 2013 Last updated at 00:55 GMT
Work begins on Friday to raise a unique World War II aircraft from the floor of the English Channel just off the Kent coast.
The Dornier 17 aircraft is the last of its kind, and lies in 50ft of water on the Goodwin Sands. The salvage is just the start of a two-year restoration project by the RAF Museum in Hendon.
But more than 70 years on from the great air battles that saved Britain, not a single Dornier 17 was thought to have survived.
Then five years ago, a diver discovered the wreck of a plane, lying on its back in 50ft of water on the Goodwin Sands. Subsequent surveys confirmed it was a Dornier 17, and almost complete.
The RAF Museum resolved to salvage it and put it on display at its Hendon base. To do so its raised half a million pounds, including £345,000 from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
"This aircraft is going to be the only one of its type in existence in the world. There are little bits and pieces - the RAF Museum have a tail section, for one. But this aircraft is complete and therefore its price from a historical viewpoint is invaluable."
PICS/VID:Dornier Do-17 recovered from sea looks good on boat
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PICS/VID:Dornier Do-17 recovered from sea looks good on boat
The long piece at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22380915 is worth a read.
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Re: Goodwin Sands Dornier Do17 may surface above sea this ni
http://news.sky.com/story/1098476/aircr ... om-channel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22746342
and the earlier
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22728775
plus the official
http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/what ... ornier-17/
and
http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/blog/
Also seeAircraft Wreck To Be Raised From Channel
A salvage team decides weather conditions between 8.30pm and 9.30pm present the best available opportunity for a successful lift.
The last remaining World War 2 Dornier aircraft will be lifted from the English Channel this evening.
The salvage team has decided that weather conditions between 8.30pm and 9.30pm present them with the best available opportunity for a successful lift.
Recent bad weather though has hampered plans.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22746342
and the earlier
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22728775
plus the official
http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/what ... ornier-17/
and
http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/blog/
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Re: This night Goodwin Sands Dornier Do17 may surface above
https://twitter.com/RAFMUSEUM/status/341295907951759360
Keep an eye on https://twitter.com/RAFMUSEUM#Dornier17 lift is now postponed. Wind now too strong. Next poss tidal window 01.00: awaiting weather forecast. Sorry.
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Re: This night Goodwin Sands Dornier Do17 may surface above
https://twitter.com/RAFMUSEUM/
https://www.facebook.com/rafmuseum/post ... 0050612612
https://www.facebook.com/rafmuseum/post ... 0050612612
We regret to inform you that the Dornier lift has now been postponed until tomorrow, Monday 3rd of June.
Essentially, the wind rose suddenly making the sea on which the platform was located choppy.
If we had attached cables to the aircraft and tried to pull it up, it would have been shaken underwater like a rag doll by a petulant toddler.
This would caused untold damage to the aircraft whilst endangering the divers. For us this was too great a risk.
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Re: This night Goodwin Sands Dornier Do17 may surface above
And: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22848117 (video)The Dornier 17 Project - New Lift Attempt Today
10th June 2013 By Paul Hudson, Head of Marketing in Dornier Do 17
Dornier 17 - Urgent Update - Aircraft has been lifted from the seabed - photos to follow asap please keep watching BBC News channel for coverage.
The Royal Air Force Museum has identified two weather windows in which to attempt the raising of the Dornier 17.
The first of these weather windows will occur this afternoon between 3:30 pm and 6:00 pm, the second tomorrow morning between 3:30 am and 6:30 am. These timings have been judged to be best in terms of the combination of low winds and slack water tides.
The Museum has therefore instructed the crew of the GPS Apollo to make an attempt to raise the Dornier this afternoon, weather conditions permitting. This attempt will be reported live on the BBC News Channel and we will be tweeting live from the scene with images and commentary as the lift happens.
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Re: PICS/VIDEO Goodwin Sands Dornier Do17 looks good...
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/6 ... _boat2.jpg
Thanks for the heads up!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22846645 has video.
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Some updates and photo's of the Do.17;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22856177
and
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22848638
Brilliant to see this almost 75 year old plane above the surface.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22856177
and
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22848638
Brilliant to see this almost 75 year old plane above the surface.
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By the way; she is hanging up side down............
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