Record Details
NHER Number: | 13672 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | World War One aircraft crash site |
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Summary
During World War One, on the 20th of July 1917 J. Philips, a Canadian pilot, was killed in a crash on this site. A memorial has been placed at the site of the crash.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TM 2591 8492 |
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Map Sheet: | TM28SE |
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Parish: | REDENHALL WITH HARLESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
20 July 1917.
World War One crash site. RFC (Royal Flying Corps) Canada. Pilot: J. Philips, killed. Memorial on site.
Cricket bat made from spar of aircraft presented to NSAM (Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum).
Information from Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum.
(S1) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 7 February 2007.
Monument Types
- AIRCRAFT (World War One - 1914 AD to 1918 AD)
- AIRCRAFT CRASH SITE (World War One - 1917 AD to 1917 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
--- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
--- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
<S1> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1989. Where pilot died 72 years ago. 24 April. |
Related records - none
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