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Craterlocators, aka the award-winning Research Resource Archaeology, specialise in the accountable archaeology of the V-weapons offensive of 1944-1945

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Tonightโ€™s (Tuesday 7.10.2025) ITV Meridian article featuring our V1 excavation at Benenden, in full:

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

07.10.2025 18:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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

23.09.2025 23:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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.
#archaeology sponsors @planthireHE

22.09.2025 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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V1 Flying Bomb excavation Benenden, Kent 2025. Preparatory woodland clearing before the analysis begins tomorrow. #archaeology sponsors @planthireHE

21.09.2025 19:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

21.09.2025 18:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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

20.09.2025 19:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Preparing for our next excavation: 22-26 September 2025.
Crater grid markers being made. #archaeology

04.09.2025 14:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Post3 (final): conservation detail of Hawker Tempest EJ532 transponder unit showing internal components
#archaeology

10.07.2025 12:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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

10.07.2025 12:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Conservation images of the EJ532 Hawker Tempest transponder unit (from our 2016 licensed excavation). 1 of 3 post detailing the work
#archaeology

10.07.2025 12:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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.Drewโ€™s aircraft, lost on V-1 patrol 29.7.1944
More images to follow as work proceeds. #archaeology

21.06.2025 22:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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

14.03.2025 19:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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07.01.2025 17:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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

20.12.2024 23:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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9.12.2024 & 10.12.2024 @craterlocators.bsky.social are at Bundesarchiv Freiburg researching our subject.
#Archaeology

09.12.2024 08:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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.
#archaeology

06.12.2024 17:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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...

#archaeology

10.11.2024 09:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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