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Saving the Dornier – Onboard the GPS Apollo Recovery Platform May 2013

These photos were recently taken onboard the GPS Apollo Platform as work commenced for the ground-breaking operation to raise from the English Channel, the last surviving Dornier Do-17. The historic Second World War German Bomber was shot down 72 years ago during the Battle of Britain.

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An elderly couple is observing a historical aircraft displayed in a museum. The aircraft is a World War II-era fighter plane with distinct markings, including a white nose, yellow underbelly, and camouflage paint. Behind the aircraft, there is an engine on display, and information plaques are placed in front of the plane for visitors to read. — Give Monthly

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