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The Fernhurst Dornier: the first dig 1989
Introduction | The Crash 1943 | The First Dig 1989 | The Second Dig 2005
August 1989: press reports on the first dig, recovery and disposal of the bombs
Reports:
(note: these large pdf files will open a new window and may take a minute to download over slow internet connections)
- Aviation Archaeologists Asociation report (642 KB pdf file)
- Haslemere Herald, 31 August 1989 "RAF called in the tackle bomb find" / "...bomb find" / image of bomb team (880/726/950 KB pdf files)
- "Bomber gives up secrets" (1.4 MB pdf file)
- Bomb load recovered from crash site (810 KB pdf file)
- extract from "Bombers Over Sussex 1943-1945" (1.2 MB pdf file)
Photos from the 1989 dig site:
digging the crash site to locate unexploded bombs
Bomb disposal experts on site at Fernhurst listen for the clockwork time delay fuse ...
...then steam out the explosive contents of the bombs
Briefing from ‘Doc’ Wright of the Royal Air Force - September 1989
Water pump and steam generator - September 1989
bombs in wood prior to recovery to the Dawes Farm field - August 1989
bomb in wood prior to recovery to the Dawes Farm field - August 1989
Dawes Farm field - September 1989
‘Doc’ Wright with 500kg bomb in Dawes Farm field - September 1989
BMW801 Radial Engine from the Dornier for the Tangmere Museum - September 1989
The Fernhurst Dornier
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