138. There is one known aircraft within the Study AreasStudy Area. The potential also exists for hitherto unknown aircraft remains or aircraft-related debris to exist. The values assigned to these receptors are outlined in Table 17.24.
Table 17.24 Value of Aviation Receptors Receptor
Definition Known Aircraft
Aircraft charted as dead and not identified in geophysical assessment
Potential Aircraft
Potential derived aviation finds
Piper Comanche (WA2352)
Value Low
Aircraft within the Study AreasStudy Area that are yet to be discovered
Isolated artefacts lost from an aircraft or moved from a crash site
High Medium
139. As with maritime receptors, the value of aircraft is largely site specific. There is only one known aviation site within the Study AreasStudy Area, a Piper Comanche aircraft (WA73231). The aircraft is recorded as having crashed into the sea although survey has not found any remains at the given position and the record has been amended to ‘dead’. Although remains have not been located at this site it is still possible that there may be buried structural material. Such remains are, however, expected to be minimal as the structure of the aircraft is likely to have fragmented to a large extent on impact. The crash event is not known to have been associated with loss of life. The crash site should be considered as having low archaeological value. This site was included within the East Anglia ONE ES (EA ONE 2012) and has already been mitigated for. It is therefore not considered as part of the impact assessment presented in this PEIR.
140. The importance of aircraft crash sites is outlined in Military Aircraft Crash Sites (English Heritage 2002). They not only have significance for remembrance and commemoration, but also have an implicit heritage value as historic artefacts, providing information on the aircraft itself and also the circumstances of its use and loss (English Heritage 2002:2). The remains of aircraft lost whilst in military service attain additional significance insofar as they are warranted automatic designation under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986. On this basis, all potential aircraft sites are considered to be high value receptors.
141. As with isolated maritime finds, the archaeological potential for isolated aircraft finds to provide insight into patterns of historical aviation across the Study
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