NHER 12801 (Monument record) - World War Two aircraft crash site

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Summary

An American World War Two Liberator aircraft crashed at this site on 27 March 1944.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF91NE
Civil Parish	HOE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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27 March 1944. Aircraft collision.
A Liberator aircraft crashed in this field following collison with another Liberator. Both flew from the United States Army Airforce station at Attlebridge and were en route to the German aerodome in Biarritz, on the Bay of Biscay coast.
Information from (S1).
D. Robertson (NLA), 13 March 2006.

Around 1979. Excavation.
The remains of the aircraft were excavated by Mr. Terry and other local enthusiasts.
No further details are available concerning these excavations.
H. Hamilton (NLA), 21 December 2007.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF61872 Unpublished Document: Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum. General Report: B-24 Crash at Gorgate Hall, Hoe, Norfolk, Monday 27 March 1944..

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Record last edited

Jan 25 2011 10:19AM