WWII Battlefield Research and Preservation Group

23/09/2026

Just uploaded to the website: Bull Session Video, summarizing the research, discovery and recovery. Credits to NARA and Van Morrison-Fog Horn. Thank to all for the interest.

A WWIIBRPG article written account in the Archaeologia Luxemburgensis Science Bulletin AL7. This article is published by the National Institute of Archaeological Research, under the Ministry of Culture, Luxembourg

14/07/2026

02/07/2026

Buried beneath a quiet field for 75 years, a WWII Spitfire has finally been brought back into the light. Near Peterborough, archaeologists carefully uncovered engine parts—and even a personalised cigarette case—still preserved from a 1940 training crash. Each artifact feels like a frozen moment from the pilot’s final flight, untouched by time. But as excavation continues, one question lingers: what really happened in those last seconds before impact?
https://bicnews.com/buried-spitfire-gives-up-its-secrets-archaeologists-uncover-precious-items-from-plane-that-crashed-during-world-war-ii/

02/07/2026

A haunting piece of World War II history has just resurfaced in Germany as experts finally uncover the wreckage of a P-47 Thunderbolt that crashed during a high-stakes mission decades ago. While the twisted metal and recovered artifacts tell a story of intense aerial combat, the most gripping part of the discovery remains the mystery surrounding the pilot’s final moments and the specific orders that led to this fatal descent. New evidence found at the site suggests the mission was far more critical than military records previously indicated, leaving historians to piece together a long-lost chapter of the war. What was this "flying juggernaut" really targeting before it vanished into the earth, and what secrets have been buried with it for over 80 years? Read the full investigation and see the incredible recovery photos at: https://dailytopis.com/uncovering-a-p-47-thunderbolt-crashed-in-germany-during-wwii/