Record Details

NHER Number:44360
Type of record:Monument
Name:World War Two aircraft crash site

Summary

A Blenheim aircraft crashed here in 1943.One of its propellers was later recovered.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 30379 35281
Map Sheet:TG33NW
Parish:KNAPTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Formerly recorded under NHER 6875.
Propeller of an aircraft that crashed in 1943, a Blenheim. The crew escaped. Information from Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum.
E. Rose (NAU).

It appears that this record was not previously mapped. The current mapped extent reflects the above information (that it was formerly recorded under NHER 6875.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 May 2016.

Monument Types

  • AIRCRAFT CRASH SITE (World War Two - 1943 AD to 1943 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources - none

Related records

6875Related to: Neolithic flint hoard and prehistoric quern (Find Spot)

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