Innovative Methods for the Documentation of a B-24 Wreck off Montalto di Castro, Italy

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This is an abstract from the session entitled "East Carolina University Partnerships and Innovation with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

In August of 2017, at the request of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), a collaborative team of researchers from East Carolina University, NOAA, and NPS Submerged Resource Center conducted a survey of a submerged aircraft wreck off the coast of Montalto di Castro, Italy. The site is thought to be the remains of a U.S. Army Air Force B-24H Liberator Heavy Bomber which was reportedly shot down just north of Rome in 1944. The team conducted a side scan sonar survey of the seabed around the area of known wreckage to delineate its extent, then documented the site using photogrammetry. These data collection methods allowed for rapid and accurate documentation and the creation of a traditional site plan using innovative methods. This paper will provide an historical background to the loss, discuss previous archaeological surveys, and present project results and the methods employed.

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• East Carolina University Partnerships and Innovation with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency   •
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