Aircraft Search & Recovery Efforts

Aviation Archaeology

Searching, documenting and recovering World War 2 aircraft take many man-hours and lots of equipment. The Fighter Factory has at its disposal equipment to properly search for and recover these forgotten crash sites. There is a sense of urgency in searching, documenting and recovering these airplanes since many aircraft may be lost to the elements forever, and as time passes, it becomes harder to trace the history of these historic artifacts.

Pictures and information about some of the equipment we use in the recovery of World War Two Aircraft.

° Helicopter & Radar Equipment
° Sonar Equipment

Articles About the Fighter Factory
& Our Aviation Archaeology efforts

Hunt for Lost Aircraft
This article gives a background on the Fighter Factory and the retrieval and restoration of aircraft. It also briefly describes how a new radar system could be used to help pinpoint warbird locations.

German Aircraft Found in Indiana
We spent several months excavating the site of a World War II airfield in Indiana. Nobody expected to find German aircraft buried in the Heartland!

Forgotten Planes
Pictures of various warbird wrecks before recovery.

Searching for Airplanes
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF
Aircraft Serial Numbers
-1908 to Present -

Air Force Historical Research Agency