Tonight’s (Tuesday 7.10.2025) ITV Meridian article featuring our V1 excavation at Benenden, in full:

www.itv.com/watch/news/a...

V1 excavation Benenden, Kent 23.9.2025.
A remarkable crater profile revealed after careful removal of infill, with a central depression. Also 2 major discoveries nearby during blast field recorded survey (see film) #archaeology sponsors @planthireHE

V1 Benenden excavation 2025
Crater profile measured in 4 axis before infill and tree removal. Footage: work in progress to cut back to original crater profile. The yellow soil is the natural. The crater will be re-measured tomorrow.
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V1 Flying Bomb excavation Benenden, Kent 2025. Preparatory woodland clearing before the analysis begins tomorrow. #archaeology sponsors @planthireHE

V1 Flying Bomb excavation Benenden, Kent 2025. Preparatory woodland clearing before the analysis begins tomorrow. #archaeology sponsors @planthireHE

Preparations in place (machine collected from sponsors HE Services Plant Hire Ltd @planthireHE) ready for our flying bomb excavation beginning on Monday 22nd September #archaeology

Preparing for our next excavation: 22-26 September 2025.
Crater grid markers being made. #archaeology

Post3 (final): conservation detail of Hawker Tempest EJ532 transponder unit showing internal components
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Post2: transponder unit conservation detail from Hawker Tempest EJ532 (crashed whilst on anti-diver - flying bomb - patrol on July 29th 1944. F/Sgt Drew jumped clear of his aircraft, but his parachute failed to open) #archaeology

Conservation images of the EJ532 Hawker Tempest transponder unit (from our 2016 licensed excavation). 1 of 3 post detailing the work
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Beginning the conservation of the Hawker Tempest EJ532 transponder (I.F.F. Unit) from our 2016 licensed excavation of F/Sgt.Drew’s aircraft, lost on V-1 patrol 29.7.1944
More images to follow as work proceeds. #archaeology

Final conservation completed to a compressed air cannister from our 2018 V1 flying bomb excavation near Ashford Kent. Our article describing the study featured in Issue 5 Iron Cross Magazine (2020). Images of recording and cataloguing taking place today (3.2025) #archaeology

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Continuing to catalogue the conservation to date of our September 2024 V2 rocket excavation at Westerham. Item being photographed is a burner cup with the remains of the central liquid oxygen diffuser #Archaeology

9.12.2024 & 10.12.2024 @craterlocators.bsky.social are at Bundesarchiv Freiburg researching our subject.
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Part way through our conservation & recording of our recent V2 excavation at Westerham, Kent. Image shows the primary photograph of a catalogue series.The component is the steering assembly unit from behind the internal (flame) rudder.
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Links to two recent ITV television articles about our September 2024 V2 rocket excavation at Westerham, Kent, UK

www.itv.com/watch/news/e...

www.itv.com/news/meridia...

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