A closer look at the preservation work of the rare WWII bomber. **The Dornier Do 17 being raised off the coast of Kent. The airplane is believed to be the only remaining complete airplane of its kind ...

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An operation to raise a unique German bomber from the seabed began today. A floating crane was towed into place above the Dornier Do 17 shot down in the Battle of Britain. Tomorrow divers are expected ...

The Dornier 17 bomber in the skies during World War 2 (SWNS) Over 70 years ago it was gunned down off the English coast as the Second World War raged in the skies. The Dornier 17 German bomber was ...

The Do 17 made its maiden flight on November 23, 1934, and was officially adopted into the operational service of “die Vaterland” in 1937. Classified as a twin-engine light bomber, it was initially ...

A rare German bomber from the Second World War is set to be raised from the English Channel where it has lain for seven decades, it was announced today. The retrieval of the last surviving Dornier Do ...

In the biggest recovery of its kind in British waters, a German Second World War Dornier Do 17 bomber has been lifted from the English Channel. The aircraft was shot down off the Kent coast more than ...

The German aircraft was shot down during the Battle of Britain 70 years ago and attempts to recover it is the biggest project of its kind of UK waters. However, the RAF museum's first attempt to ...

An attempt to bring the only surviving German Second World War Dornier Do 17 bomber from its watery grave in the English Channel has been postponed for at least a week due to bad weather. The aircraft ...

The only surviving German Second World War Dornier 17 bomber will be raised from its watery grave in the English Channel in an ambitious salvage effort announced today. The historic aircraft was shot ...

The Dornier 17 German bomber was blasted from the air during the Battle of Britain in 1940, and has remained beneath the waves off the Kent coastline ever since. An ambitious salvage plan began today ...