Editorial comment

摘要

May 3 proved to be a big day for the RAF Museum, with the announcement that its contractors had started work that will, all being well, result in a Dornier Do 17 being recovered from the depths of the English Channel. It's an extinct type and a Battle of Britain veteran, so will make a most interesting addition to the RAFM's world-renowned collection. Staff at Hendon and Cosford have been preparing to receive the aircraft for several years, and the teams are confident they will be able to stabilise and conserve the Dornier, which has been underwater for over seven decades. This will be a massive, and expensive, task. But, of course, the battle-damaged wreckage has to be recovered first!