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Do-17 found - only known intact example in the world
The airplane, a Do-17Z-2 of the Luftwaffe’s 7 Staffel, III Gruppe based at St. Trond in Belgium, remains remarkably well preserved and almost entirely intact after seven decades under water, though two of the six MG 15 machine guns were reportedly stolen from the site by unauthorized sport divers. The Royal Air Force Museum is now working in partnership with Wessex Archaeology on a plan to raise and restore the wreck for display alongside the Museums’ Vickers Wellington, a British medium-bomber… (www.eaa.org) Altro...
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Interesting to see the copy of the original combat report
As an aviation historian, this is a great article. I hope the crew escaped the bomber, I think it will make a wonderful exhibit!
