ajmac Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 That's a later version than that used in the Battle of Britain. I could be wrong but I don't think there are any flying wartime German bombers are there? The He 111s that fly are Spanish versions with Merlins IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I don't believe there are any CASA versions of the Heinkel 111 flying any more. The Confederate Air Force example crashed a few years ago following engine trouble, sadly killing the crew. I don't think there are any others that are airworthy or close to being airworthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locolines Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Best I get my scuba tanks out and pull up the HE 111 from the thames off canvey island then !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 The headline in today's Evening Standard made me giggle: For you the water's over! Best wishes to all involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 So with all this excitement.... Does that mean that this WW2 Dutch captioned photo postcard is worth a lot of $$$ now?:-D Older model, it's a Dornier 17Z that's just been raised. After conservation, it'll probably look a bit like the Ju87 in Sinsheim. Pulled out of the Med. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 An update following it's arrival at Cosford over the weekend can be found here: http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/whats-going-on/news/dornier-do-17-arrival-at-raf-museum-cosford/ Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2401816/RAF-Cosford-restorers-spray-Nazi-Dornier-Do-17-Flying-Pencil-bomber-hydration-tunnel.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hall Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I was at Cosford on a course the other week and some of the guys in the article were in the hangar (At that desk) doing some work on small parts. It mainly involved chipping off the dissolved ally parts to reveal the steel parts preserved inside, unfortunately the ally shell was obviously once a component part. I didn't realise the one of the guys was the chairman as I asked him if I could go and take some measurements of the display .303 Browning. Its amazing what you can get away with in uniform, one security guy practically dragged me over the little barrier so I could get a good look at the BSA 350 on display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosrec Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 almost six years since this happened is everbody convinced this was a worthwhile project or an absolute waste of hard earned publicly donated cash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtskull Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 7 hours ago, cosrec said: almost six years since this happened is everbody convinced this was a worthwhile project or an absolute waste of hard earned publicly donated cash It is the only example of the Do 17 known to exist. Of course it was (and is) a worthwhile project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon king Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 You can’t save everything, but if you think that the money and manpower spent so far could have better helped to put some wings on the Hampden, Brigand, Wallace and Southampton fuselages, or contributed towards the (admittedly private) Whitley and Stirling projects, then yes why spend so much on the recovery and attempted stabilisation of flaking and fizzing aluminium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Yes it was worth it. OK, so it's in quite poor condition, but it is the very last example. How many more times in history are we just going to scrap the last example of something because at the time, we feel it is worthless. Worth every penny to save a unique piece of German and English history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatchFuzee Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 46 minutes ago, Jessie The Jeep said: Yes it was worth it. OK, so it's in quite poor condition, but it is the very last example. How many more times in history are we just going to scrap the last example of something because at the time, we feel it is worthless. Worth every penny to save a unique piece of German and English history. I couldn't agree with you more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hall Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Different people have different ideas. Some may ask why anyone would spend money on a relic when there’s people starving in the world. I donate to a few different charities and all I know is, the money is spent on what the board decide is appropriate at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtskull Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 3 hours ago, simon king said: You can’t save everything, but if you think that the money and manpower spent so far could have better helped to put some wings on the Hampden, Brigand, Wallace and Southampton fuselages, or contributed towards the (admittedly private) Whitley and Stirling projects, then yes why spend so much on the recovery and attempted stabilisation of flaking and fizzing aluminium. The point is that the existing partial examples of the Hampden, Brigand, Wallace etc. are not under threat; whatever components they lack can be added in the future as and when resources permit, whereas the Dornier would not have had a future if it had been left where it was. At risk of repetition, this is the last example of a highly historically significant type. That is what justifies the effort and expense of its recovery and conservation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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