Record Details
| NHER Number: | 15526 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two crash site |
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Summary
On 23 November 1944 a Mosquito bomber crashed at this site on a training flight with the loss of both crew members. The site of the crash was excavated in 1975, revealing the remains of the wreckage.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 648 182 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF61NW |
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| Parish: | MIDDLETON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
25 July 1975. Excavation of Mosquito aircraft in marshland.
Mark H of 100 Group, Great Massingham.
Crashed 23 November 1944 on training flight but with live ammunition.
Excavated by East Anglian Aviation Society.
Said to have been destined for Duxford Museum but staff there do not know of it 1979.
See (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NAU) 11 December 1979.
Monument Types
- AIRCRAFT (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 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. 1975. [Articles on the excavation of a Mosquito aircraft]. |
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