16 British WWII bomber is extracted from Ketelmeer Fri 27/09/2013 - 06:27 Belga The City of Dronten in the Netherlands has decided to over 130,000 euros to the mountains of an airplane in the Ketelmeer free. It would be a Wellington bomber in World War II is brought down. The wreckage was discovered in 2011 by dredging. Research in the archives of the Second World War shows that there are four people from the twin-engine aircraft are missing. Because the device on the way to the target has crashed, may also be a part of the cargo bombs on board. The municipality of Dronten has been for many years a special bond with Airgunners from World War II. It is one of the reasons why Dronten feel a moral obligation to salvage the wreck. It is also important for the relatives that the remains of the wreck be salvaged. Furthermore, the municipality prevent divers enter the wreck. The total cost of the disposal of the unit amount to over 430,000 euros. The state takes its 300,000 accounted for. The plan is being started salvage work in May next year
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