There was a Wellington that was retrieved from Loch Ness some years ago, now in the museum at Brooklands. Brooklands Museum
Lancaster just off Plymouth breakwater: Lancaster Bomber - Submerged
Lancaster found in lake in Germany: Wreckage of a 460 Squadron Lancaster found in a fishing lake in Germany on about 15 July 1999
There’s also Glacier Girl.
I hear you. I was flipping through channels and landed on that episode last week, not knowing the story and figuring, “Hey, it’s NOVA, it’ll be cool to watch them get that old bird up in the air again.”
Jesus Christ, NOVA. How about a disclaimer or something?
There was a Hellcat recovered from Lake Michigan last year and Bf 109 found in Norway in 2009 and raised this year.
If you want to see a restored B-29, the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, CT (just north of Hartford) has “Jack’s Hack” on display. It’s really wonderfully restored.