History
Aviation Research Group Orkney & Shetland (A.R.G.O.S.) was formed in 2008 after Emily Turton, Ben Wade, the author David Earl and Kevin Heath conducted a search for Vickers Warwick BV417 in Scapa Flow.
The late Bobby Forbes, William Shearer and Magnus Ritch were also early members of the group.
Up until 2020 David Earl produced a quarterly booklet called '' The Argonaut'' which detailed air losses around Orkney and Shetland.
In 2020, due to Covid, A.R.G.O.S. became dormant but a chance meeting between Kevin Heath and archaeologist/author Lorraine Evans in 2025 led to the group becoming active again.
There are a few projects planned for 2026.
The late Bobby Forbes, William Shearer and Magnus Ritch were also early members of the group.
Up until 2020 David Earl produced a quarterly booklet called '' The Argonaut'' which detailed air losses around Orkney and Shetland.
In 2020, due to Covid, A.R.G.O.S. became dormant but a chance meeting between Kevin Heath and archaeologist/author Lorraine Evans in 2025 led to the group becoming active again.
There are a few projects planned for 2026.
Kevin Heath
Kevin has lived in Orkney for over 25 years, researching aircraft wrecks and shipping losses. In 2014 Kevin researched and located Grumman Wildcat JV751 in Scapa Flow, Orkney.
Kevin also runs the ''Lost in Waters Deep'' website www.lostinwatersdeep.co.uk
Recent projects for Historic Environment Scotland included ''Lost Aircraft of Scapa Flow, Orkney'' (2016) and ''Investigation of aircraft wreckage, Scapa Flow, Orkney''. (2019).
One of the last people to be rescued by 771 Squadron, Kevin is a Fellow of The Explorers Club.
Kevin also runs the ''Lost in Waters Deep'' website www.lostinwatersdeep.co.uk
Recent projects for Historic Environment Scotland included ''Lost Aircraft of Scapa Flow, Orkney'' (2016) and ''Investigation of aircraft wreckage, Scapa Flow, Orkney''. (2019).
One of the last people to be rescued by 771 Squadron, Kevin is a Fellow of The Explorers Club.
Lorraine Evans
Lorraine Evans is a professional Mortuary Archaeologist and Death Historian, specialising in aviation gravesites, non-conformist burial practices, funerary art & architecture.
A former Post-Graduate Research Fellow at the IISPGP, she is a successful author of a number of books, including Kingdom of the Ark, Burying the Dead - An Archaeological History of Burials, Graveyards and Cemeteries, Life of a Medical Officer in World War One, as well as the upcoming Boneyard's of Steel - Exploring the World’s Aviation Graveyards.
Lorraine has worked as an academic advisor on countless historical projects and documentaries over the years, examples include Secrets of the Dead (Channel 4), The Tutankhamun Deception (Channel 5), Gladiatrix (Channel 4) and The Soaring Stones (The History Channel), where her research skills are in demand worldwide.
Founder of the up-coming Project Tabitha, which aims to connect aviation oral histories with the archaeological record, Lorraine has spent ample time in the archaeological field, and has served on a number of archaeological committees, including The Institute of Field Archaeologists, Scotland, The Kirkmichael Trust, The International Society for the Study of Egyptomania, as well as acting Media Manager for the Journal of Wetland Archaeology.
Lorraine is about to commence writing her fourth book for Pen and Sword entitled Valiant Death - Graves and Memorials of the World's Greatest Explorers.
A former Post-Graduate Research Fellow at the IISPGP, she is a successful author of a number of books, including Kingdom of the Ark, Burying the Dead - An Archaeological History of Burials, Graveyards and Cemeteries, Life of a Medical Officer in World War One, as well as the upcoming Boneyard's of Steel - Exploring the World’s Aviation Graveyards.
Lorraine has worked as an academic advisor on countless historical projects and documentaries over the years, examples include Secrets of the Dead (Channel 4), The Tutankhamun Deception (Channel 5), Gladiatrix (Channel 4) and The Soaring Stones (The History Channel), where her research skills are in demand worldwide.
Founder of the up-coming Project Tabitha, which aims to connect aviation oral histories with the archaeological record, Lorraine has spent ample time in the archaeological field, and has served on a number of archaeological committees, including The Institute of Field Archaeologists, Scotland, The Kirkmichael Trust, The International Society for the Study of Egyptomania, as well as acting Media Manager for the Journal of Wetland Archaeology.
Lorraine is about to commence writing her fourth book for Pen and Sword entitled Valiant Death - Graves and Memorials of the World's Greatest Explorers.
