Dornier work exhibition to open at RAF Cosford Museum

Visitors to RAF Museum Cosford will be able to get close to the remains of the Dornier – the last remaining plane of its kind.

Enthusiasts who visit the Dornier Do Interpretation Zone at the museum will be able to look into two hydration tunnels where restoration work is being carried out on the plane.

And through videos and a a number of previously unseen pictures, visitors will learn more about the bomber's history and the work being undertaken.

The exhibition opens on October 16.

Museum staff have said the Dornier has already attracted significant interest from aviation enthusiasts.

The aircraft was shot down more than 70 years ago during the Battle of Britain. A major operation to raise its remains from the bed of the English Channel took place in June. It was believed to be the biggest recovery of its kind in British waters.

The remains have since been sent to Cosford where they have been kept in the tunnels and sprayed with citric acid to preserve them.

Michelle Morgans, spokeswoman for RAF Museum Cosford, said: "This exhibition will follow the its story from the lifting to the conservation to information about the Dornier, its history and its role in the Battle of Britain."

A blog on the progress of the restoration project is regularly updated at www.rafmuseum.org.uk/blog