Archaeologists Dig Up World War II Plane

shawn703

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Mon May-31-04 08:15 AM
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Archaeologists Dig Up World War II Plane

Archaeologists said Monday that they have unearthed parts of a World War II fighter plane that crashed after downing a German bomber near Buckingham Palace.
Archaeologist Christopher Bennett said the plane's engine and control panel were located late Sunday during excavations in Buckingham Palace Road in the center of the capital.

The Battle of Britain was raging over the skies of London when pilot Ray Holmes spotted the German Dornier bomber on Sept. 15, 1940.

Historians believe the German plane may have been on a mission to destroy Buckingham Palace.

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http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040531_234.html

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truthisfreedom

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Mon May-31-04 08:17 AM
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1. that's crazy! they didn't find the pieces of the plane until now, even

though they were buried in the middle of an urban area?

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LeftHander

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Mon May-31-04 08:41 AM
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4. planes were dropping like flies....

Edited on Mon May-31-04 08:42 AM by LeftHander

Farmers are still finding parts or aircraft in fields.
on edit: I guess not many in London...

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Vladimir

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Mon May-31-04 08:19 AM
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2. That pilot was one gutsy bastard! n/t

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Mr Creosote

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Mon May-31-04 08:41 AM
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3. This was a television event

last night. Everyone has known where the plane was I think, but trying to organise an archaelogical dig in the centre of London was fairly tricky. The Hurricane pilot was on the show last night. Apparently he was out of ammo when he spotted the Dornier heading towards Buckingham palace - so he chopped its tail off with his own plane - there is actual footage of the Dornier coming down.
Amazingly the Hurricane and the Dornier were the only planes to come down in the City of London during the entire war (the City is a very small area in the middle of London).

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Ferretherder

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Mon May-31-04 08:49 AM
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5. Thanks for that local take on this, Mr. Creosote, and welcome to DU!

...and will you be having the usual assortment of brown ales?

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HawkerHurricane

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Mon May-31-04 09:24 AM
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6. Another of The Few...

"Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few." Winston Churchill

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