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Title: The analytical identification and proposed recovery and conservation of an aircraft engine submerged off the coast of Malta
Authors: Whitlatch, Jonathan
Keywords: World War, 1939-1945 -- Antiquities
World War, 1939-1945 -- Malta
Underwater archaeology -- Malta
Issue Date: 2019
Citation: Whitlatch, J. (2019). The analytical identification and proposed recovery and conservation of an aircraft engine submerged off the coast of Malta (Master’s dissertation).
Abstract: In 2006 a radial airplane engine was discovered off the coast of Malta. The engine was initially identified as that of the iconic Gloster Sea Gladiator N5519 ‘Charity’ which defended Malta during World War II from Axis bombing raids. This study aims to provide further identification of the engine and determine if it is actually from the Gloster Sea Gladiator N5519 ‘Charity’. The study will review recovery and conservation methods and discuss factors that influence the handling of such an object to plan recovery and treatment procedures in the event that the engine is determined to be recovered. An electrochemical treatment was outlined as the proposed treatment method. Based on a review of primary and secondary documents, it was found that the engine discovered in 2006 is not consistent with that of the Gloster Sea Gladiator N5519 ‘Charity’.
Description: M.A.GLOBAL MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/50197
Appears in Collections:Dissertations - FacArt - 2019
Dissertations - FacArtCA - 2019

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