#CovEDTalk No.8 - ‘The recovery of a Fairey Barracuda from the Solent’ by Alistair Byford Bates

‘The recovery of a Fairey Barracuda from the Solent off the former RNAS Daedalus’. During survey work carried out in preparation for the IFA2 interconnector project, the extant remains of a Fairey Barracuda were discovered. The first all-aluminium high winged monoplane used by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm, no surviving examples of this aircraft exist. The ongoing research into the aircraft and archives has identified several inconsistencies leading to questions about the identity of the aircraft, the records around its loss, and wartime production contingencies across different aircraft manufacturers. Alistair is a Senior Project Officer at Wessex Archaeology, having joined them in 2016. He completed his BSc in Archaeology and Forensic Sciences in 2009, and MSc in Applied Sciences in 2012, working in field archaeology for various units before joining Wessex Coastal and Marine. If you enjoyed the talk and wish to support the NAS you can do so by becoming an NAS Member, by buying a Gift Voucher, donating via the NAS website -https://www.nauticalarchaeologysociet..., or by texting NAUTICAL5 to 70085 to donate £5.00 (texts cost £5.00 plus the standard message rate). More information here: https://www.nauticalarchaeologysociet...