'Flying Pencil' WWII German bomber raised from depths of English Channel

A British museum on Monday successfully recovered a German bomber that had been shot down over the English Channel during World War II.
The aircraft, nicknamed the Luftwaffe's "Flying Pencil" because of its narrow fuselage, came down off the coast of Kent more than 70 years ago during the Battle of Britain.
The rusty and damaged plane is believed to be the

most intact example of the German Dornier Do 17 bomber that has ever been found. Divers discovered the aircraft submerged in 50 feet of water in 2008.

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