Here something exciting to someone like me: The RAF Museum in London is planning to salvage a German Dornier bomber from about 60 feet of water off the coast of Kent. The Do 17, or "Flying Pencil" (a moniker originating from early marks of the bomber when it sported a very narrow profile), is in remarkable condition; all the more exciting since, before this find, there was no known example of the "17".This particular specimen was shot down during the "Battle of Britain" in 1940 and will be presented by the museum "as is", without any restoration being undertaken -- probably a smart move. Hopefully the aircraft will survive the ascent to the water's surface and reintroduction to gravity. There have been more than a few cases where an air-frame collapsed after being pulled from the sea.
National Post story...
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/05/03/rare-german-wwii-bomber-to-be-salvaged-from-english-channel/
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