Researchers have located a German Dornier 17 “Flying Pencil” bomber shot down during the Battle of Britain in 1940. It is buried in a sandbank about 50 feet below the surface in the English Channel off of the British coast, according to press reports. The RAF Museum in London issued a statement, acknowledging the find and revealing that the aircraft appears to be “very well preserved” based on sonar scans. Efforts are now planned to retrieve the bomber for the museum’s Battle of Britain gallery. The aircraft was reportedly discovered when a fishing boat snagged its nets on it. (See FoxNews report and Toronto Sun report.)
Golden Dome Details Begin to Emerge
Dec. 7, 2025
The Golden Dome air and missile defense shield to protect the United States will have some “operational capability” in 2028, the program’s leader said Dec. 6 at the Reagan National Defense Forum.
