As reported in The Times, Wessex Archaeology has been working with the RAF Museum and English Heritage on a German bomber that was shot down in the Battle of Britain in 1940.

Dornier 17

Sidescan geophysical sonar survey showed that the Dornier 17, known as the Flying Pencil, is very well preserved.

Sidescan geophysical sonar survey showing the well preserved Dornier 17.

Diver Video of WW II German Bomber on Goodwin Sands

The RAF Museum has released information about the attack that the Dornier 17 ‘Flying Pencil’ bomber was involved in on 26 August 1940.

You can follow the dramatic story of this aircraft and her crew and explore the crash site in video.