Ian,.. I think your qoute was very apt, it really is a lottery.. Most sites WW2 or otherwise , are full of surface small parts, shards the odd plate or interesting find.. and well cleaned up over the years.. especially WW2 . as everyone has been there countless times, the Joy of Post war stuff, in a archaeological point of view, very few seem to have bothered to hunt down these wreck sites, purely through lack of interest.. being there has allways been a good amount of WW2 air losses to investigate.

over the past 50 years the jet age stuff has not seen no where near as much attension.. that is why i study hard on this subject. as it is a un-tapped source .. on the whole . with a better chance of finding a good site .
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and to add.. why “would” any archaeologist bother to hunt down a Vampire etc. . when in the 80s you could pick up a complete example for 500 quid.. (re- torbay aircraft museum) they were not rare, and not as well coveted as say a Hawker hurricane, spitfire, or 109 ??

I would like to ask now… all the guys on the forum, and lads who have been in a group, or started a group, aviation collection, archaeology, models, visits etc.. Ive put a idea on this forum, but it is too far and wide for local interest, I have in the past run this idea past the local paper as well,

What do you think would be the “BEST” way to start a new group.. where would you throw your Idea of starting a new group of aviation enthusiasts to start the ball rolling in your local area ??

I’ve wanted to have a small bunch of friends who would be keen to do this together in my local area , say somerset ,wiltshire , glos, …. How would you chaps who have done it start it all off.. ??

Just the local rag??… Flypast ???.. … forum, websites .. Facebook ???

Would I be laughed at for thinking or wanting to do such a daft Idea.. ??