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Dora9a
 Post subject: Dornier 17 Found
PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:02 am 
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Found this yesterday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12997528

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 Post subject: Re: Dornier 17 Found
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I was just about to post that! :lol:

Pretty neat.

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 Post subject: Re: Dornier 17 Found
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Definitely!!
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This is super cool. The folks at Hendon have done such a great job with their muesum, this would be a great excuse to get back.

Not to thread-jack, but since we're on the topic of Dorniers, does anyone have any pics of the Do-215 that was to be recovered from the wetlands in the Netherlands?
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Chris Brame
 Post subject: Re: Dornier 17 Found
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"The fact that it was almost entirely made of aluminum and produced in one piece may have contributed to its preservation," Garside told Reuters.


Billet bomber :?:

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 Post subject: Re: Dornier 17 Found
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StangStung wrote:
This is super cool. The folks at Hendon have done such a great job with their muesum, this would be a great excuse to get back.

Not to thread-jack, but since we're on the topic of Dorniers, does anyone have any pics of the Do-215 that was to be recovered from the wetlands in the Netherlands?



Do-17 has been discussed at length here when it was first discovered, do a search.
IIRC there are no plans to recover the 215

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 Post subject: Re: Dornier 17 Found
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I recall a while back (two or three years ago), there was talk of a local air museum recovering the 215. There's a mention of it over on that bastion of the interwebz fact: Wikipedia. Perhaps like other warbird recovery ideas, the money didn't catch up with the dream. In any case, I figured if anything had come of the 215 recovery, someone here would know.
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Steve Nelson
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How intact is the 215? Even if it's mangled up, it could provide some needed parts for the 17.

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 Post subject: Re: Dornier 17 Found
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The plane has been in the Briney for approx 71 years,The DO-17 was a lightly built airframe to begin with.I wouldnt get my hopes up too high concerning recovery.I'm guessing they will haul a pile of corroded metal to the surface.I hope i'm wrong but I have my doubts.salt water,aluminium,magnesium and 71 years make bad partners

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