London: Experts from the Royal Air Force (RAF) Museum had spent five weeks preparing to lift the aircraft, which is believed to be the only Dornier Do-17 bomber plane left from the war.
The aircraft was shot down during the Battle of Britain in1940 and the operation to retrieve it was the biggest of its kind in British waters, the museum said. "The discovery and recovery of the Dornier is of national and international importance," said Air Vice-Marshal Peter Dye, director general of the RAF Museum.
"The aircraft is a unique and unprecedented survivor from the Battle of Britain and the Blitz (the Nazis 'intense bombing of London."
Work will now begin to conserve the Dornier and prepare it for display at the museum's London site.
"It is a project that has reconciliation and remembrance at its heart," he said.
The Battle of Britain began on July 10, 1940, and ended on October 31 the same year.
Despite being heavily outnumbered, the RAF defeated the Luftwaffe in what is considered a turning pointing World War II.
The aircraft was shot down during the Battle of Britain in1940 and the operation to retrieve it was the biggest of its kind in British waters, the museum said. "The discovery and recovery of the Dornier is of national and international importance," said Air Vice-Marshal Peter Dye, director general of the RAF Museum.
"The aircraft is a unique and unprecedented survivor from the Battle of Britain and the Blitz (the Nazis 'intense bombing of London."
Work will now begin to conserve the Dornier and prepare it for display at the museum's London site.
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"It is a project that has reconciliation and remembrance at its heart," he said.
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The Battle of Britain began on July 10, 1940, and ended on October 31 the same year.
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Despite being heavily outnumbered, the RAF defeated the Luftwaffe in what is considered a turning pointing World War II.
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