Description: Lancashire Aircraft Investigation Team - researching the history of and recovering artefacts from World War II aircraft crash sites in the North West of England.
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See: "Bombers in the Marsh" - Our excavation of two A-26 Invaders at Warton, carried out in association with Channel 4 Television's "Time Team"
The Lancashire Aircraft Investigation Team aims to research and record the aviation heritage of our region and where appropriate to recover and preserve associated artifacts. Whilst our research extends back to the earliest days of aviation, during which the region played a prominent role, our primary interest is in the air war over the North West of England during WW2.
During WW2 the region was largely associated with training of aircrews and aircraft building and maintenance, although it is true that Manchester and Liverpool suffered badly during the Blitz. Thus most of the incidents we research involved accidents during training or testing of aircraft. Though the human cost was none the less tragic for the families of those who lost their lives or the memory of their sacrifice any the less important.