Spitfire 1A N3294 Excavation at Weekend?

Thanks David.

Did anyone mention the Irish one as well?
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/irel…82468?mode=amp

That was back in May , Forum thread here ;
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?142311-Spitfire-crash-site-excavated-in-Ireland-news-report&highlight=Spitfire+crash+in+Ireland

and while on the subject of Spitfire crash sites this Forum enquiry by car476 still needs an answer if anyone can help ? ;
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?143130-Ranks-Green-Spitfire-crash-site&highlight=Spitfire+crash+in+Ireland .

Did anyone mention the Irish one as well?

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/wartime-spitfire-remains-are-unearthed-from-monaghan-field-1.3082468?mode=amp

Well let’s hope someone from Flypast is monitoring this forum and they start to take note and put things in motion.

When it was thè magazine to read. Things have changed however.

Yes, i liked the early Flypasts, always plenty of recovery reviews, but that was back in the 1980’s when we were all at it !

Jules

Probably will circa 2030 when it is a flyer 🙂 *

* Multi-Millionaire Needed

It would be really nice if Flypast did an article on the recovery , they used to do quite interesting recovery articles in the beginning but that all went by the way a long time ago.

A local news report ; http://www.marketrasenmail.co.uk/news/wwii-spitfire-recovered-from-owersby-field-1-8256728 .

Fighterace, will there be an article in the British Aviation Archaeological Counci journal?

Fighterace thanks for the update and description of what was found and I look forward to seeing the final show when it is out

Paul

Hi Paul, the spitfire crashed at south owersby Lincolnshire after it was seen to dive into the ground vertically from great height and was completely buried.

I excavated this last weekend with the pilots family in attendance who traveled over from Wales and Canada to be part of this special occasion. It’s to feature in a Dunkirk documentary next year. We arranged for spitfire n3200 to provide the fitting tribute for emrys with some low flying over the crash site.

A couple of ton of artifacts were recovered from his spitfire along with the cockpit, propellor blades and a beautiful Rolls Royce merlin engine still with the carburettor attached with the distinctive rolls royce rocker covers which will eventually go on public display. It was certainly one of the most memorable excavations I have been part of.

Hadn’t heard anything about it. Wonder what was left there?. Hopefully we’ll hear in due course. Thanks for posting the links too.

Check the civil register see if it is being “restored” yet