This volume presents a subfield overview on current research, trends, and commentary on the state of aeronautical archaeology and its development, through selections from a session on aviation archaeology at the 2020 Society for Historical Archaeology Conference. It serves to highlight those practices and projects that take strides towards standard methodologies in aeronautical archaeology. This book involves the study of aircraft crash sites, airfields, battlefields, and buildings or structures related to aviation. High profile sites and topics in this book include Lake Mead’s B-29 Superfortress, Tuskegee Airmen in Michigan, and patterns of preservation in WWII aircraft and their importance.
A relatively new field, aeronautical archaeology is the sub-field of archaeology that examines past human interaction with flight. The authors aim to create more awareness for aviation cultural heritage projects and the associated community of scholars, practitioners, and enthusiasts. This volume includes contributions from leading global scholars through varied scientific inquiries, summaries of site investigations, and conservation techniques of aeronautical heritage.
Author(s): Hunter W. Whitehead; Megan Lickliter-Mundon
Series: Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: x; 256
City: Cham
Tags: History; History, general; Archaeology; Modern History; Aviation Archaeology; Aeronautical Archaeology; Methods and Site Preservation of Aviation Archaeology Sites
Preface v
Contents ix
Introduction: Aeronautical Archaeology as a Sub-discipline 1
Hunter W. Whitehead
Broken Wings, Recovered Souls: Understanding Site Formation Processes and Developing a Lexicon for Terrestrial Military Aircraft Crash Site Types Associated with the Recovery of Missing Personnel Remains 25
Christopher R. Eck
Who Am I?: Identifying a Mystery Flying Boat through Archival Analysis and Site Formation Processes 53
Jack “Gus” Adamson
Project Recover: Aviation Archaeology for MIA Repatriation 75
Derek Abbey, Megan Lickliter-Mundon, and Patrick J. Scannon
Lake Mead’s Cold War Legacy: The Aviation Archaeology of a B-29 Superfortress 107
Matthew Hanks, Susan Edwards, Jeffrey Wedding, and Dave Conlin
Form and Function: Delta Wing Mystery Rocket Recovered from Lake Ontario 137
Nancy E. Binnie and Erin A. Gregory
Lake Huron Red Tails! Tuskegee Airmen in Michigan 169
Wayne R. Lusardi
A Regional Approach to Submerged Naval Aircraft Surveys 191
Agustin JR Ortiz and Blair Atcheson
Monitoring Underwater Aircraft Sites in Lake Washington 211
Megan Lickliter-Mundon and Kees Beemster Leverenz
Engaging the Public at the Crossroads of the World: Methods and Site Preservation of Aviation Archaeology Sites in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 239
Lisa M. Daly
