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This section is sponsored
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27 the creators of CGI used throughout this series of
Lost Treasures

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Episode 3: Britain's Darkest Days
& Finest Hour
Wirral once again reveals its rich archaeology. A
poignant visit was the entry to the U Boat only a
few days before it was dissected for display. Did
this once carry archaeological treasures? The Spear
of Destiny stolen by Hitler to win the war? U boats
like this were used to ship exiled Nazis and their
booty to places like South America. The team also
talk to the Curator of the Cammell Laird collection
at Wirral Museums, a Blitz survivor in Birkenhead,
the investigators who excavated a crashed Spitfire
at Birkenhead Parkand a man who witnessed a dramatic
Spitfire-Heinkel dogfight over his house as a boy...
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