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A fishing boat caught more than it bargained for after it snagged its nets on a German bomber which ditched into the sea off Deal during The Second World War.

The twin-engine Dornier 17, which was shot down in 1940, was discovered 50 feet below the water, buried in a sandbank.

The RAF Museum plans to raise the aircraft, which is the last of its kind in the world, next year and put it on display in London.

Museum director Air Vice-Marshal Peter Dye is reported saying the plane was in "remarkable" condition.

"It is a unique survivor from the Battle of Britain," he said.