[Andy Saunders]

It will certainly be a fantastic coup if it can be pulled off. However, the difficulties of such recoveries are enormous as evidenced (for example) by the salvage of the Loch Ness Wellington and the Me 109 off Dymchurch recovered by Brenzett Museum in the 1970s. In the case of an aircraft partially submerged in silt or sand, that is a huge factor. Removal of such material is essential, obviously, otherwise the weight simply tears the airframe apart as in the case of the Spitfire recovered from the beach at Calais some years ago. However, I have no doubt that a proper plan and a professional recovery team will be in place to carry out what will be an enormously challenging and exciting project. Sadly, the site has already been dived on regularly (whether "legally" or not I don't know) and numerous treasures recovered including all five MG15s and an MP40 amongst other 'trophies'.