Work begins to raise German bomber from the Channel
A salvage operation has begun to raise the only surviving German WWII Dornier Do 17 bomber from the English Channel.
A platform is now above the wreck and divers have started to build a cage around the aircraft - working in 45-minute shifts - at the start of the salvage operation which should take around three weeks.
Sonar scans by the RAF Museum, Wessex Archaeology and the Port of London Authority confirmed the identity of the aircraft.
Once the bomber has been lifted it will undergo a conservation process before it goes on display at the RAF museum in London.