Site Event/Activity record ECH5749 - He III - Werke No. 2989, G1+CP, Widnes

In October 2008 a detailed site investigation was carried out to identify, pinpoint and properly record the crash site. The site was roughly located from photographs taken at the time of the crash. A metal detector survey was undertaken of the rugby pitch identified as the crash site. Fragments from the aircraft, including one live MG 15 7.92 mm round and a couple of broken / exploded cartridges were plotted. In the area of any excavated finds small amounts of "Daz", a powdered corroded aluminium product, and darker soil were observed. This correlated with an area with a slightly greater density of aircraft related finds.