NHER 54800 (Monument record) - Site of WorldWar Two aircraft crash
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG32SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASHMANHAUGH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
According to an official RAF report on the 13th/14th August 1940 a plane (T2563) crashed at this site whilst under attack. The plane crash landed in a field whilst on fire and slid into the back of a barn at Dairy Farm.
August 2006. Metal-detecting and fieldwalking.
Metal-detecting and fieldwalking recovered a number of pieces of melted aluminium indicative of an aircraft crash site. In the south-west of the site a dark green piece of glass 5-10mm thick with a lip around one edge was recovered which could be a wing positioning light cover. Charcoal, electrical wire, a possible cable guide, iron fragments, slag and a single spent shell were also recovered.
See (S1) for further information.
C. Kennett (NLA), 19 August 2010.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF76787 Thesis: Calver, D.. 2005. Report of metal detector survey at Dairy Farm, Ashmanhaugh, Norfolk..
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jun 25 2014 12:48PM