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Herr-Berbunch

05-20-13 10:27 AM

A 25 minute documentary on the aircraft and the plan to lift it. :yeah:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...German_Bomber/

It's BBC iPlayer so may only be for UK viewers.

bertieck476

06-10-13 12:50 PM

After a rethink on how to lift it from the seabed when heavy winds delayed the original plans, it has now just been lifted to the surface during calm conditions in the channel, heres a nice link with a little info.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22732218

Oberon

06-10-13 02:24 PM

http://imageshack.us/a/img266/9325/43201706.jpg

In comparison, the intact version at approximately the same angle:

http://imageshack.us/a/img856/2513/do17.gif

Sailor Steve

06-10-13 02:42 PM

Looks like quite a bit of it is still there. :rock:

Herr-Berbunch

06-10-13 03:39 PM

Looks better than I expected, too. :up:

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