The wing of the last surviving Dornier Do 17 is set to go on display for the first time, having been laying underwater for more than seven decades.
The Dornier 17, a light German bomber, was used by the Luftwaffe during the early campaigns of the Second World War, including the Battle of Britain.
This particular aircraft was shot down in 1940 by an RAF Boulton Paul Defiant. It crash-landed into the sea just off the coast of Kent, where it lay for 72 years before being lifted to the surface.
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