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Behind the Scenes – Diving for the Dornier

30 May 2013 By Karen Crick: Marketing Manager in Aircraft Conservation

Work is progressing to recover the Dornier 17 from the seabed at Goodwin Sands in Kent. Following on from the recent Blog entry from Seatech we thought people would like to see a short video of how the diving teams operate on board the GPS Apollo.

In the video you can see how the divers work together for this complex and delicate task. The divers work in teams and rotate every 40 minutes. As you will see from the footage the weather conditions at sea can change very quickly in a short space of time.

View the footage here :

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About the Author

Karen Crick: Marketing Manager

Since joining the museum in 1998 I have worked in various roles, most recently as Marketing Manager. No two working days are ever the same in this National Museum and promoting a world class aviation collection gives a great sense of pride.