Record Details
| NHER Number: | 19690 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two crash site |
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Summary
A Wellington bomber crashed at this site in July 1941. The site was excavated by the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum in 1984 and parts of the aircraft were recovered.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 516 109 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG51SW |
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| Parish: | WEST CAISTER, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
16 July 1941. 23.30 hours. Crash Site.
Wellington 1c X3220, 40 squadron, picked up by searchlights at 122m to 152m (400 to 500ft), dived to ground. 6 crew killed.
Excavated by RAF bomb disposal team and afterwards by Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum in October 1983.
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. |
| <S1> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1984. Bomber relics dug up at wartime crash site. 24 September. |
Related records - none
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