[numberonepal]

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[xJones]

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.

Just as a side comment, it certainly makes WWII veterans sound ancient when 'archaeologists' are digging up battle remains. WWII was in our fathers, grandfathers, and for some - great grandfathers time.

[Vic3O3]

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[A. Morgan]

Follow this link to all about the "Dornier":
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/profile/d335hist.htm

[TalBlack]

Holmes had run out of ammunition so he flew his Hurricane directly into the German plane. He managed to use his aircraft to slice off the bomber's tail and parachuted out of his plane before it hit Buckingham Palace Road. The Dornier plunged into part of Victoria Station.

Did this guy have a pair, or what?

[mass55th]

Gee, I wonder if this guy is any relation to me. My grandmother's maiden name was Holmes and we do have lines to England.

Has anyone else watched History Explorer: Time Team programming on The History Channel International? This is a group of archaeologists who conduct digs in various parts of England. They've discovered some really neat things. One program I watched a few weeks ago dealt with digs in Reedham, Norfolk. Two American B-17's crashed over WWII East Anglia after a bombing run and the team conducts digs in various parts of the field where the planes were reported to have crashed. This same program will be shown on The History Channel International on Wednesday, June 2nd at 10:00 P.M. eastern time if anyone is interested.

They've also done some digs dealing with Roman villas, bathhouses, etc. The program is shown regularly on a UK station. Here's their website:

Time Team

[ElkGroveDan]

He managed to use his aircraft to slice off the bomber's tail and parachuted out of his plane before it hit Buckingham Palace Road.

A wallop like that probably knocked the Brit's teeth straight.

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Holmes had run out of ammunition so he flew his Hurricane directly into the German plane. He managed to use his aircraft to slice off the bomber's tail and parachuted out of his plane before it hit Buckingham Palace Road.

Holmes was one bad dude!

[Aeronaut]

[epow]

The Hawker Hurricane did the majority of the work during the Battle of Britain while the Supermarine Spitfire got most of the glory. The Spit was a newer design and unquestionably the better fighter, but of the RAF fighters in service in the summer of 1940 the Hurricanes far outnumbered the Spits, and more Nazi bombers were shot down by Hurricanes than by Spits during the Battle of Britain.

The Spitfire was credited with many more kills in both the press and the public's mind than it actually made because the reporters incorrectly identified practically all RAF fighters as Spitfires. It was also very common for German ME109 pilots who were shot down by Hurricanes to claim they were downed by a Spitfire. I suppose it was more comforting to their egos to believe they were beaten by the famous Spitfire than by the more lightly regarded Hurricane.

[bert]

A business associate of mine visited Russia soon after the collapse of the USSR in search of WW II Russian air craft for an American museum. He did find some and encountered shipping problems, the wings could not be removed for shipping. They had to be flown out. There was also considerable disagreement as to who actually owned them. To my knowledge the matter was never resolved.

He was taken to a village near a swampy/marshy area where he was shown a downed German plane. The pilot was still in it...... that is , the Russians left him where he crashed to earth and remained 50 years or so later.


Second hand but from the original source.

[farmfriend]

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[CyberCowboy777]

I'll wait for the Carbon Dating.

[Henchman]

They could have done it easier and cheaper if they hadn't waited 60 years.