After a highly memorable and successful week long excavation at the Great Fen for Spitfire X4593, the dig has now reached its conclusion.
The Spitfire Dig has now finished - it has proved a highly successful and memorable time for all involved, and engaged the interest of people right across the country with much media attention.
Stephen Macaulay, Project Director for Oxford Archaeology East, said: 'We hoped that because the Spitfire crashed in peat soil that the artefacts would be well-preserved but the condition of many the finds throughout the week including the pilot's headrest, oxygen tank and pilot’s helmet have been beyond our expectations.
'During the excavation we were truly honoured to mark Harold Penketh's life and contribution with a Battle of Britain memorial overflight on Thursday which was a very poignant moment in the week.
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