AAIR
Services
AAIR provides several unique services on aircraft crash sites
in addition to providing accident reports, Missing Air Crew
Reports, and aircraft record cards:
Archaeological Site Surveys
and Identification: Whether it is the needs of a public land
manager, a recovery organization needing proper recording
of a site before/ during/ after a site recovery, or an individual
interested in a particular crash, AAIR can offer from just
crash site identification to complete site documentation and
surveys. AAIR has been involved on several projects that have
lead to the site being recommended or actually nominated under
Section 106 for the National Register. National
Register Bulletin:Guidelines for Evaluating and Documenting
Historic Aviation Properties
Site location and visitation: AAIR has searched for and located crash
sites at the request of next of kin, or even the pilots themselves,
to visit the crash sites and pay respects. This has been some
of the most rewarding work we have done; seeing the closure
that can be brought by bringing a daughter to the site where
the father she never knew lost his life when she was only
a year old; or where the pilot narrowly escaped fate, by not
only bailing out of a plane with a malfunctioning ejection
seat, but to manage to side slip the parachute to escape landing
in the burning wreckage of his plane, only to end up with
the machine guns going off with bullets flying just over his
head; or to bring an entire family, who until that day never
know the true story behind the crash, and see a granddaughter
learn as much about her grandfather as her dad is learning
about his father that he lost when he was only a few years
old.
Missing Aircraft Location: While not of a historical context, AAIR
has taken its years of searching for historic aircraft whose
locations have been long forgotten and used this expertise
to search for current aircraft that are missing. AAIR has
worked with several families to continue the search long after
the authorities have discontinued an “active”
search.
Lectures:
A half hour to an hour lecture for a club, school, or
organization on aviation archaeology and military aircraft
accidents. Fee is $150.00. (Plus travel
expenses if outside of the the Phoenix area.)
Base fee is $55.00 an hour plus expenses.
Call or e-mail with a project details and we can discuss a
cost estimate.
