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Originally Posted by Phil Lloyd
Hello all, I have just joined 12 O'Clock High and would like to dive straight in with a bit of Dornier 17 info...
There is a Do17 lying submerged offshore at Pegwell Bay, just South of Ramsgate, Kent. It made an emergency landing at low tide on the beach after attacking Manston in late August 1940 (The Battle of Britain - Then and Now has a photo)
The crew were captured, with the a/c carried seaward over the years by the action of the waves. I used to work with a chap who holidayed at the Sandwich campsite and remembers standing on the wing at low tide and how the bent propellor blades used to be visible. Whether it is still there who knows but I'm sure there must be many Dorniers which were making for France but had to ditch in the Channel.
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Welcome to 12 o'clock Phil!
I am sure there are many scattered around that area, not just Do17, and not just Luftwaffe!
It would be wonderful if you can more accurate location, as it may be source of parts for the one they intend to recover. Or be in better shape.
The sands could entomb the aircraft, preserving it.
Cheers!