I’m not sure if anything was reburied, I did read that myself somewhere.
I know the dig had involvement from the School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology at QUB, and it may have been a process suggested from that direction.
I think if I remember correctly, it was the more mangled stuff that was being considered, which probably has less appeal from a display perspective. I don’t know if they actually went ahead and did it, or even if it was a serious proposition.
I’m sure all the sexy items like the spade grip etc will be on display.
And the important thing is that they are on display, and anyone can walk in and see them.
Quite a lot of material from crash sites in Ireland North and South, has ended up being recovered by organizations and individuals and never seen the light of day. In reality some of it should maybe been left where it was, and it actually would have resulted in the items being better preserved!
A few people in the North were a bit peeved about the Spitfire recovery because it was perceived as stealing their thunder. But as it’s now on display, I think they’ve done a good job.
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