British engineers help to save WWII Dornier Do-17 German bomber from its last battle – Corrosion

Researchers from Imperial College London are working with the Royal Air Force Museum to clean the Dornier Do-17, known as The Flying Pencil (Fliegender Bleistift), and prevent further corrosion once it is removed from the water. In 2010, shifting sands uncovered the aircraft, which lies off the Kent coast and was previously protected by layers [...]