Fritz Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 The Dornier Do 17 shot down over the English coast on 26. August 1940 and recovered from the sea at Goodwin Sands in 2013 believed to be the wreck of Do 17Z-2 Wk-Nr. 1160 of 7./KG 3, 5K+AR, lost on Aug. 26, 1940, is still undergoing conservation and restoration at RAF Cosford. The plane was forced to make a belly-up emergency landing on the Goodwin Sands, in Kent, at low tide following a firefight in the skies above which left crew wounded and both engines damaged. Attempting a wheels-up landing, Feldwebel (Flt Sgt) Willi Effmert managed to touch down safely and the aircraft sank inverted. While Effmert and his observer were captured the other crewmen died and their bodies were later washed ashore. (photos and text: Daily Mail) 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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