NHER 13613 (Monument record) - Site of World War One Navy Air Service landing ground

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Summary

The site of a World War One Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) night landing ground, in use during the war and the landing place for Camel aircraft from 1918. Prehistoric and medieval to post-medieval finds recovered from this area are recorded under NHER 51496.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG33SW
Civil Parish BACTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish WITTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) night landing ground 1915-1918, for planes based at Great Yarmouth. Information from Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum.
RAF Camel aircraft here from 1918.

January 2005. Norfolk NMP.
Cropmarks previously recorded under this number have been moved to NHER 39201.
J. Albone (NMP), 11 January 2005

April 2008.
Finds previously recorded under this number (Context 2) are now recorded under NHER 51496.
H. Hamilton (NLA), 21 April 2008.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Website: 2023-. Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. https://www.abct.org.uk/. 17 January 2023. Bacton [accessed 18 January 2023].
  • <S1> Serial: Dobinson, C.S.. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England.. Vol 1(2), p 300.

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Record last edited

Jan 18 2023 6:18AM

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