Record Details
| NHER Number: | 19201 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two aeroplane crash site, 'Saham Wood' |
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Summary
According to various sources a World War Two aeroplane crashed somewhere within woodland here. Initially it was believed to be a German plane but it was in fact an American B-17 Flying Fortress bomber which crashed on 11 July 1944 after breaking up in mid-air. However, a detailed search of the woods in 1983 failed to find any wreckage from this crash.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 920 043 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF90SW |
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| Parish: | SAHAM TONEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
'In Saham Wood' (wood centred TF 920043).
'Remains of German fighter scattered about'.
Information from farmworker who said he had collected fragments.
E. Rose (NAU) 18 May 1983.
In fact an American bomber! B-17 Fortress crashed 11 July 1944 after breaking up in mid-air.
Information from Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum.
No.42-97018 of 457th group Glaxton.
E. Rose (NAU) 28 July 1983.
See report in file.
However detailed survey of wood by the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum in Autumn 1983 failed to find any wreckage.
E. Rose (NAU) 18 November 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. |
Related records - none
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