Dredging Discovery of Plane Crash Sites

摘要

The first phase of a study is underway into the thousands of planes which have crashed into the sea around Britain, many during WWII, and how they relate to the activities of the marine aggregates dredging industry.rnAt the time they crashed, the planes and many of their crew were presumed to be lost for ever. But today, more and more are being found, by divers and, increasingly, as a result of dredging for sand and gravel.rnThe crash sites of military airplanes are given automatic protection under the 1986 Protection of Military Remains Act, meaning they should not be disturbed. The problem is that the location of the great majority of crash sites at sea is not known. Even known shipwreck sites have, on closer examination, recently been proved to be of airplanes.