The bodies are believed to have been overlooked when a cemetery at the current site of the governor’s residence in Bismarck was moved in the 1870s, during the capital’s early settlement period ... .
Until ten days ago, RAF Fairford was of little interest to anyone apart from a charmed circle of plane spotters who knew it had one of the longest runways in the country ....
Their work covered more than 80 areas identified as potentially significant, eventually leading to the removal of the seven coffins and the wooden box.