Michael Beetham Conservation Centre (MBCC)
RAF Cosford
October 2023
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| Fieseler Fi 156C-7 Storch (475081 'GM+AK'), Supermarine Spitfire F.24 (PK724 later 7288M) and Spitfire PR. XIX (PM651 'X' later 7758M). |
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Handley Page Hampden TB Mk.I (P1344 'PL-K') being restored. The nose section has been built from scratch. The sections have been photographed from the wing section looking towards the nose and tail. It is not expected that the wings will be restored. |
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Dornier Do 17Z-2 (Werk No. 1160 '5K+AR'), only three Do 17 variants have been recovered of 1,500 built in World War Two, one in Norway (Do 17M-1) the other in the Netherlands (Do 215 B-5). The Do 17 was shot down on August 26, 1940, by RAF Boulton Paul Defiants of 264 Squadron. It was salvaged after more than 70 years submerged beneath the waters of the Goodwin Sands. Heavily corroded, it was raised from the bed of the Straits of Dover in 2013. The fuselage, wing sections, and smaller components, including the propellers and engines, were placed in purpose-built hydration tunnels. The aircraft was sprayed with a low-concentration citric acid solution, to help remove marine deposits and neutralise corrosive impurities within the aluminium structure. This technique was developed by the RAF Museum alongside scientists at the Imperial College London. The wing section will be put on display in 2025. |
