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Do 17 to be recovered off Kentish coast

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rickshaw

#30
June 13, 2013, 06:23:30 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on June 13, 2013, 03:24:12 AM
Why not fly her there underneath a Chinook? They did that with a Meteor T7 getting it to Staverton recently.

I don't think it would survive the trip under an Angry-Chook any better than the road journey.  Everything would fall off it and the structure would be shaken to pieces!   :blink:
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Rheged

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June 13, 2013, 08:47:14 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on June 13, 2013, 03:24:12 AM
Why not fly her there underneath a Chinook? They did that with a Meteor T7 getting it to Staverton recently.

The Meteor was in somewhat better nick than the Do -17.    However.....  once it's restored, how about getting it into Hendon that way? (In the markings of 1426 Flight RAF of course)  I'm sure that the Memorial Flight people could provide a suitably contemporary escort.
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Martin H

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June 13, 2013, 09:16:54 AM
the restoration isnt going that far. The aim is only to remove the marine growth and arrest the risk of further corrosion, and reattach the bits that have separated from the airframe. You only have to look at the Hendon Halifax to get an idea of what they have in store for the Dornier.

Mind you she would look rather tasty fully restored and installed in the Battle of Britain hall. As a true survivor of the battle it self.
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Rheged

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June 15, 2013, 03:22:59 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22920406

Now being "processed" at  Cosford.
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Thorvic

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June 16, 2013, 04:28:13 AM
Quote from: Martin H on June 13, 2013, 09:16:54 AM

Mind you she would look rather tasty fully restored and installed in the Battle of Britain hall. As a true survivor of the battle it self.


Well Technically it Didn't it was shot down and sank, it only survived not being destroyed by the crash or the action of the sea over 70 years.

Have to agree with you on full restoration, preserving as found id fine for types where you have a few on show already but when its the only type its a bit disappointing to be only able to see a wreck. The halifax is a crying shame as its a full example where as the others on display are a mishmash of parts and make do
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aston

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December 16, 2013, 04:52:12 PM
Otoh ....... the Halifax is very evocative. You can see the effect of the fire on the engine(?). It tells the story of it's last flight and its appearance has authenticity.

To get an idea of what significant but completely lost designs were like in full-size 3D, why not replicas, like the Spitfires and Hurricanes, and various glass-fibre Victorian artillery pieces.
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