NHER 27626 (Monument record) - World War Two bomb craters
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG50NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
September 2005. Norfolk NMP.
Three World War Two bomb craters are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (S1 to S3), in a line between TG 5150 0868 and TG 5149 0865. They are located within the inter tidal zone of Breydon Water. Their similar size and close spacing suggests that they were probably created by bombs dropped by the same plane during a single attack. The intended target was perhaps the railway line (NHER 13571) approximately 40m to the north. Alternatively, the bombs could have been dropped opportunistically or even at random prior to an enemy aircraft making its return flight across the North Sea. The craters were still visible as water filled earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1989 (S4).
S. Tremlett (NMP), 5 September 2005.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF57481 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA/17 3095-6 28-MAY-1944 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF57482 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/726 5035-6 26-AUG-1945 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF57483 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1955. RAF 82/1214 (F22) 424-5 06-JUN-1955 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF57479 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89047 271-2 18-MAR-1989.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 31 2006 11:06AM