German WWII ‘Flying Pencil’ bomber recovered in English Channel
The wreck of a German World War II Dornier Do 17 plane is raised out of the English Channel. (Ian Duncan / AFP/Getty Images)
The project had suffered many delays because of poor weather. Now recovered, the aircraft will be preserved and put on display at the Royal Air Force Museum’s Hendon base in north London. (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)
The World War II Dornier Do 17 aircraft is lifted from the English Channel and onto a barge. (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)
The remains of the bomber are sprayed down on the barge. The aircraft was nicknamed the ‘Flying Pencil’ because of its narrow fuselage. (Gareth Fuller / Associated Press)
A salvage worker stands next to a water-damaged engine of the recovered bomber. (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)
The remains lay on the barge in the English Channel a day after being raised from the seabed Monday evening. (Gareth Fuller / Associated Press)
The World War II Dornier Do 17 aircraft is transported on a barge to a harbor near Ramsgate, England. (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)
The wreck is transported on a barge into the Ramsgate harbor. (Will Oliver / AFP/Getty Images)
Salvage workers inspect the aircraft in the Ramsgate harbor. (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)
Salvage workers stands near a still-inflated tire. (Will Oliver / AFP/Getty Images)
A water-damaged engine sits on the salvage barge. (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)