Goodwin Sands Dornier 17 recovered

World Warbird News — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:35:37 +0000

Photo Andy Hudson (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

After several delays due to bad weather conditions, the recovery of the Goodwin Sands Dornier 17 was successfully carried out on June 10. The aircraft, believed to be the sole survivor of its type in the world, was lying inverted under 50 ft of water.

It will be transported for restoration and later exposed at the RAF Museum in Hendon.

Read more about this on BBC News and BBC News (photo album).

A video of the recovery is also available here.

Unique Do 17Z found off the coast in Kent

World Warbird News — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:35:21 +0000

Dornier Do 17Z (Photo Deutsches Bundesarchiv)

A rare Dornier Do 17 has been located by sonar off the coast of Kent in the UK. On 26 August 1940, a Do 17Z from 7./KG 3 was shot down and force-landed on a sandbank on the coast of Kent, where it disappeared in the sand. Sixty-eight years later, the wreck began emerging from the sand.

A recent sonar survey and inspection has revealed the aircraft has been remarkably preserved. Unfortunately, the wreck’s location is now known to many, and souvenir hunters have begun to steal parts of the aircraft.

The RAF Museum is raising funds to salvage the aircraft, which is believed to be the only surviving Do 17 to date.

Sources:

Dornier Do 17 – World Warbird News

Goodwin Sands Dornier 17 recovered

Unique Do 17Z found off the coast in Kent