Be careful digging in your allotment.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Borrowed from another forum:

"A PURITON couple have discovered they have a World War II bomber buried in their back garden.
The German Heinkel was shot down by British air ace Robert Stanford-Tuck on August 14, 1940 – and now a team of archaeologists plan to excavate it from Andy and Betty Jennings’ property.
The incident, known as Eagle Day, caused commotion among residents at the time and was reported by the Mercury."
Bomber discovered in Puriton garden, From Bridgwater Mercury)

[Rum]

Carlisle and its surrounds were a busy area for the Romans. I am on the lookout of a stash of Roman coins in my allotment!

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Carlisle and its surrounds were a busy area for the Romans. I am on the lookout of a stash of Roman coins in my allotment!

If you find any Saxon treasure hordes, I'll be over to help you dig. On the quiet like, of course.

[Cormac]

Borrowed from another forum:

"A PURITON couple have discovered they have a World War II bomber buried in their back garden.
The German Heinkel was shot down by British air ace Robert Stanford-Tuck on August 14, 1940 – and now a team of archaeologists plan to excavate it from Andy and Betty Jennings’ property.
The incident, known as Eagle Day, caused commotion among residents at the time and was reported by the Mercury."
Bomber discovered in Puriton garden, From Bridgwater Mercury)

What is it with Britain?

If there isn't a bomber being dug up in the back garden, it is an unexploded doodle bug in the high street...

(Fucking sobering thought though eh?)

Is there any "trove" reward for finding a bomber in your back garden?

[Callan]

Borrowed from another forum:

"A PURITON couple have discovered they have a World War II bomber buried in their back garden.
The German Heinkel was shot down by British air ace Robert Stanford-Tuck on August 14, 1940 – and now a team of archaeologists plan to excavate it from Andy and Betty Jennings’ property.
The incident, known as Eagle Day, caused commotion among residents at the time and was reported by the Mercury."
Bomber discovered in Puriton garden, From Bridgwater Mercury)

What is it with Britain?

If there isn't a bomber being dug up in the back garden, it is an unexploded doodle bug in the high street...

(Fucking sobering thought though eh?)

Is there any "trove" reward for finding a bomber in your back garden?

Trove has to be dosh - or precious metals. Not quite sure where jewels fit in there, but I guess you'd have to argue that one with the Crown/British Museum.
And there has to be a reasonable assumption that the owner is dead - and you have to prove that their heirs can't be found.
In this case, I'd guess the heirs would be the current Luftwaffe?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

In this case, I'd guess the heirs would be the current Luftwaffe?

Didn't the government declare all enemy goods and weapons found in the UK to be the property of the Crown? At least during the war, after it may have been modified.

[Callan]

In this case, I'd guess the heirs would be the current Luftwaffe?

Didn't the government declare all enemy goods and weapons found in the UK to be the property of the Crown? At least during the war, after it may have been modified.

Dunno about ordnance etc, but I discover I'm well out of date on the trove thing - it's not even called that any more!
Now (since 1996) it's just defined as Treasure.
And it now covers all discovered precious metals, whether or not it can be assumed that their owners meant to come back for them.
So no more keeping stuff that you find.

[Cormac]

Borrowed from another forum:

"A PURITON couple have discovered they have a World War II bomber buried in their back garden.
The German Heinkel was shot down by British air ace Robert Stanford-Tuck on August 14, 1940 – and now a team of archaeologists plan to excavate it from Andy and Betty Jennings’ property.
The incident, known as Eagle Day, caused commotion among residents at the time and was reported by the Mercury."
Bomber discovered in Puriton garden, From Bridgwater Mercury)

What is it with Britain?

If there isn't a bomber being dug up in the back garden, it is an unexploded doodle bug in the high street...

(Fucking sobering thought though eh?)

Is there any "trove" reward for finding a bomber in your back garden?

Trove has to be dosh - or precious metals. Not quite sure where jewels fit in there, but I guess you'd have to argue that one with the Crown/British Museum.
And there has to be a reasonable assumption that the owner is dead - and you have to prove that their heirs can't be found.
In this case, I'd guess the heirs would be the current Luftwaffe?

That is a pity.

Perhaps they could open a Heinkel tour in their back garden... a shilling a look at the Nazi skull.

[Callan]

Borrowed from another forum:

"A PURITON couple have discovered they have a World War II bomber buried in their back garden.
The German Heinkel was shot down by British air ace Robert Stanford-Tuck on August 14, 1940 – and now a team of archaeologists plan to excavate it from Andy and Betty Jennings’ property.
The incident, known as Eagle Day, caused commotion among residents at the time and was reported by the Mercury."
Bomber discovered in Puriton garden, From Bridgwater Mercury)

What is it with Britain?

If there isn't a bomber being dug up in the back garden, it is an unexploded doodle bug in the high street...

(Fucking sobering thought though eh?)

Is there any "trove" reward for finding a bomber in your back garden?

Trove has to be dosh - or precious metals. Not quite sure where jewels fit in there, but I guess you'd have to argue that one with the Crown/British Museum.
And there has to be a reasonable assumption that the owner is dead - and you have to prove that their heirs can't be found.
In this case, I'd guess the heirs would be the current Luftwaffe?

That is a pity.

Perhaps they could open a Heinkel tour in their back garden... a shilling a look at the Nazi skull.

Ah, shit no! That would make it a war grave! A whole other can of worms!

[klr]

It must be a big back garden:

[Cormac]

That is a pity.

Perhaps they could open a Heinkel tour in their back garden... a shilling a look at the Nazi skull.

Ah, shit no! That would make it a war grave! A whole other can of worms!

Ah, dammit.

Maybe they could set up a war grave committee, and then have the funds "rest" in their account...

[Gawdzilla Sama]

It must be a big back garden:

I have a 10p coin here. You think that would buy me a ride in the nose?

[klr]

...
I have a 10p coin here. You think that would buy me a ride in the nose?

Pretty hard to squeeze a giant lizard in there.

And hand-painting all that framing in 1/72 scale is ...

[Cormac]

It must be a big back garden:

I have a 10p coin here. You think that would buy me a ride in the nose?

That is what I was thinking. No matter what angle it went it, it would still take up some space!

For 10p, I'm sure they could stick you in the bomb bay. I mean, 10pm was a lot of money back then. Probably about 1 meelion dollars in today's money.

[klr]

Uh ... you'd have to stand ramrod upright in the bomb bay. Or maybe even straight upside down.