Goodwin Sands Dornier 17 recovery happening this hour

[Flying Pencil]

16:30 London local.

It is up and looks much better than I dared hope.

Must have had very low expectations.
I have seen some water (salt and fresh) recovered wrecks in Norway, and those are ready to fly compared to this one.

Still, it was a plan B, so it was not going to look rosy.

Time to shoot off some emails (yes, just found out).

Wow, there's not much left, but that's infinitely better than nothing left at all. Kudos to the recovery team, and best wishes to the preservation team!

Completely agree!
For that we are thankful!

[JFS61]

Definitely not in the condition I thought she was in from the original sea floor scans. If they're just going to conserve it as is (and not attempt any reconstruction), I'm afraid it's not going to make for that much of a display. I know it was wishful thinking, but I was hoping we'd end up with something similar to the HE-115 that was recently raised in Norway. Something is certainly better than nothing, though - We'll just have to wait and see what remains after the conservationists have their go at it.

[James D]

I´m amazed that anything survived that long in the shallow waters of the Channel. The cold, deep, still water in the Fjords seems much kinder for sure, but still flimsy aluminum surviving 70 years in sea water is amazing.

[jack973]

congratulations for the effort, here is another link to follow the news

http://www.history.com/news/english-cha ... 06122013_1

[PbyCat-Guy]

Is it possible for it to be used for patterns to make a flying replica, like the 262s that were built here in the US

[DH82EH]

Anything is possible.

You just need a LOT! of cash.

Andy Scott