Max Headroom Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Just saw this on the BBC News website http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22721897 It looks as if a Plan B is being cobbled together to scoop it up. I just hope it doesn't end up in pieces. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Citric acid, eh? Mmmm... lemony! Fingers crossed they manage to grab it in a oner - would like to actually see a Do-17, even if it is a bit damp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Lemony? Nahh.... I think they'll use either orange or grapefruit. They have a better taste and aroma!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirfixAndy Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Im no expert but that looks very dodgy to me....one main spar bit and a bit of support at the tail and wings .....I really hope they get it up through the water in one piece and not several as I fear Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Oh dear, that sounds like it'll end up in a lot of pieces, especially if it isn't flat calm when they lift it. Hope I'm wrong but .... Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) Looks like there could be a need for a 1/1 scale resin and etched brass aftermarket set. Edited May 31, 2013 by jenko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I watched the BBC special that was on their news channel, a couple of weeks ago and they explained how they were going to construct the frame around the a/c so that the cradle takes the load. Then they went on to explain why they would use the citrus showers to clean and preserve her. I was quite optimistic after seeing it all. Not so much now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerUK9 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Despite being a militantly atheistic individual, I will definitely be praying that it comes up in one piece. Let's hope that main spar holds. I don't support there's any chance of a nose/tail first recovery to reduce fluid drag and induced bending? Something like this? Tim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Séan Pádraig Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I wish them the best of luck with the salvage but I did have one question... I always thought a war ship wreck was a dessignated war grave... is that not true of aircraft as well???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard M Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 To quote from the BBC; What is more, the salvage team discovered that the wreck, which was thought to be resting entirely on sand and silt, was in fact partly lying on chalk bedrock. To put the lower struts of the frame in place, divers were having to drill painstakingly through the chalk rather than simply sliding the frame's components through soft sand. Sounds a bit half arsed, the original salvage operation plan seems to have been designed around and based on assumptions that is was resting on silt/sand? Wasn't a site survey undertaken? Weren't the points that the frame was going to be attached and built around checked before the whole salvage operation actually started? The site is only 50 feet down, readily accessible using standard diving gear. Still, always Plan C - the grappling hook on the end of a length of chain.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I wish them the best of luck with the salvage but I did have one question... I always thought a war ship wreck was a dessignated war grave... is that not true of aircraft as well???? There weren't/aren't any bodies in or around the aircraft, the pilot and navigator were captured and the other two crew members died but their bodies were washed ashore at the time. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Séan Pádraig Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Ah right... thanks for clearing that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaddy Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 To be raised this evening? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22746342 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Fingers crossed for a successful recovery then. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 The Beeb's news channel will be covering it live. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirfixAndy Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 I really do hope this goes well.....I believe I will have eaten my fingers as well as the nails by the time its raised Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 From about 21.00 I hear...all digits crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Postponed until 1-1.30, now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted June 2, 2013 Author Share Posted June 2, 2013 Here are Nick Higham's Twitterings... https://mobile.twitter.com/highamnews Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangerine_sedge Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Apparently another attempt will be made today at 16:30. Of course that could change again dependent on circumstances! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I wondered what was happening. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerUK9 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 (edited) All the sources I've seen say it's been postponed till midnight Typical, the moment the weather tidies up a bit, the equipment starts causing delays Tim Edited June 10, 2013 by HammerUK9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaddy Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Next opportunity is 03:30 - 06:30 tomorrow (Tuesday). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Going for a lift now, according to Nick Higham on Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Cool fingers and everything else crossed for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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