Raising the Do-17Z

[Guest]

Saw this news this morning. Great stuff, it will be brilliant to have the Dornier next to the Hurricane wreck. All that wear and tear will buff right out, no problems.

A real optomist Joe.

"Looks like a load of old scrap to me.

Peter "

Pure pessimism.

OK chaps could we get this together seems we have a difference. Chalk & Cheese.

I think it will make an impression in the museum. Just the raising of this relic & the enthusiasm behind it is a great effort.

Laurie

[takeslousyphotos]

Pessimism ???? No ....... I'm not sure how much the final bill for the salvage and restoration will be........ But whatever it is it'll go over budget.

Would it not have been cheaper to build a replica ????

"I'll get my coat!!!"

Peter

[ojays]

Check out Flypast Magazine and see how what I would have considered total scrap, a few years later is in the air.

Many of the american fighters restored over there were brought up from the sea bed.

I realise that it would be virtually impossble to put this back in the air, however I would bet that it could be restored to static condition!

Gregg

[Guest]

I will be interested in seeing it when it's finished, as it was 30 Dornier 217Es wot dropped 127 bombs on Aberdeen on Friday evening 21 April 1943, missing me by a couple of hundred yards. Still, I won't kick its tyres.

[flyjoe180]

A mate of mine who has been involved in restoring a number of warbird aircraft reckons that all you need to 'rebuild' a wreck, is the manufacturer's data plate. Any original and usable parts or skins are a bonus; of course the inclusion of such parts adds to the value of the restored product.

Steve, sounds like you had a reasonably close thing there. Lots of laundry the next morning?

[mossiepilot]

That's gonna be some kit when they get all the parts.

Tony.

[Guest]

This is great news, but it will go over budget, I hope they document the re build for TV.

[AlanG]

This the sort of project the lottery money should be going to

[ojays]

Check out Flypast Magazine and see how what I would have considered total scrap, a few years later is in the air.Many of the american fighters restored over there were brought up from the sea bed.

I realise that it would be virtually impossble to put this back in the air, however I would bet that it could be restored to static condition!

Gregg

Some of the builds I have read about have taken up to 20yrs, and some are still unfinished!

[Dave W]

I hope they are at least going to restore it to static condition.But I suspect they will just display the wreckage in a similar manor to the Halifax.