Record Details
| NHER Number: | 18652 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two crash site |
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Summary
The site where a Mustang fighter from an RAF Polish squadron crashed in 1945. The spot was excavated in 1982 and the aircraft's engine, together with an undercarriage leg, machine gun and radio were recovered.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 296 229 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG22SE |
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| Parish: | SLOLEY, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
4 June 1945.
Crash site.
Mustang of 316 (Polish) Squadron crashed on training flight.
Excavated December 1982.
Engine recovered but majority of wreckage found to have been removed at time of crash.
See newspaper report (S1) and sketch (S2) in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 27 January 1983.
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. 1983. Mustang recovery. 3 January. |
| <S2> | Map: Finder's Map.. |
Related records - none
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