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Dornier Do 17 bomber to be raised from the sea
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"There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish. The thing is to try to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Remember Scrooge, time is short, and suddenly, you're not there any more." -Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge
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Recovered Dornier
Hey Tarek ,,,,,,,,,,, any offers for this , bit leaky mind , its full of holes :whome: ;)
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Doesn't look like there's much left of the old girl . . . .
World War II-Era German Bomber Raised Near English Coast"There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish. The thing is to try to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Remember Scrooge, time is short, and suddenly, you're not there any more." -Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge
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Originally posted by Stitch View PostDoesn't look like there's much left of the old girl . . . .
World War II-Era German Bomber Raised Near English Coast
She'll probably never fly again. What a shame."Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.
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Originally posted by dave lukins View PostI wonder why this wasn't given War Grave status?
Here we go:
The Dornier, nicknamed the Flying Pencil because of its long thin fuselage, was shot down over the Goodwin Sands in August 1940.
Pilot Willi Effmert, 24, lost control as he tried to ditch and the plane flipped, coming to rest on its back.
It was soon covered by the shifting sands.
Effmert and his observer were taken prisoner. The bodies of the other two fliers were washed ashore.
http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/mil...aised-sea.htmlLast edited by gunnut; 12 Jun 13,, 01:29."Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.
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Question for the WW2 buffs... during the battle of Britain, did either side maintain any sort of real surface control over the English Channel?
If I were the German Luftwaffe commander, I'd be pressuring the Kriegsmarine to produce, man, and launch a large number of high-speed patrol/torpedo boats for downed aircrew recovery in the Channel. Of course, these become vulnerable to attack by British aircraft (and naval assets) themselves. Likewise, British control of the channel would be subject to attack by the waves of German aircraft heading West from France and the low countries.
Did either side have effective SAR efforts? I know the Germans tended to use flying boats for this. Given that most of the combat was over (or close to) UK soil, the need for effective SAR was much greater for Germany.
With hindsight, we now know that Germany lost the cream of her experienced aircrew, and while the pilot pipeline was still open, those losses hurt Germany, far more than the airframes themselves.
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Originally posted by Chogy View PostQuestion for the WW2 buffs... during the battle of Britain, did either side maintain any sort of real surface control over the English Channel?.In the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility.
Leibniz
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