NHER 49439 (Monument record) - Probable World War Two bomb craters on Burgh Common
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG41SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FLEGGBURGH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May 2007. Norfolk NMP.
Two probable World War Two bomb craters are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (S1)-(S2), at TG 4399 1268 and TG 4402 1267. Their matching size, circular shape and overall character are typical of such features, and suggest that both bombs were dropped in a single ‘raid’. The intended target might have been random or opportunistic, chosen by a plane seeking to make use of its remaining bombs, or to jettison them, before making a return journey across the North Sea. Whether there is any connection with two further craters of similar size visible 115m to their northwest (NHER 49434) is not known.
The craters overlie a pit, part of an possible industrial site (NHER 49435), making them difficult to pick out within the NMP mapping.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 24 May 2007.
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Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 10 2023 10:08AM