[Dave Bobbiggles]

We are most amused to see that, once again, Mr Saunders has been indulging in one of his well known flights of fancy, both on this and other forums, implying in his fairly unsubtle way that this museum, custodians of the country’s largest collection of Battle of Britain artefacts and memorabilia, is already holding parts of this Dornier. Any Do17Z parts in our collection have been in our possession for many years and were not “recently recovered” as Mr Saunders states. We are sure that Mr Saunders, who has widely proclaimed his knowledge of the Battle , is well aware that there are at least five wrecks of Do17s in the vicinity of the Goodwin Sands alone, and guns (and other items) from these wrecks are in the possession of several other museums and private collections. It is also worth adding that we have never recovered an MP40 from an undersea crash as Mr Saunders states, and, indeed, the three examples of this weapon that we do hold have all been obtained from private sources and none have been recovered from a crash site, as their condition testifies.

We must reluctantly assume that it is his well known animosity to this museum that has prompted this correspondence and we now consider this matter closed. For those of you who are interested in facts about the Kent Battle of Britain Museum, there is a book covering the early days of our research and recovery, whose author has been involved since its inception, and who has not had to rely upon rumour and hearsay, which is due to be published in the early part of 2011.

Trustees - Kent Battle of Britain Museum