NHER 13680 (Monument record) - Aircraft crash site

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Summary

A Lincoln Bomber crashed during the night of 24 September 1947, possibly after being struck by lightening during a thunderstorm. All nine of the crew were killed and they are commemorated with a plaque in the parish church, NHER 8586. An excavation by the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum in 1987 recovered some parts of the aircraft, as well as coins and a gold signet ring.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG41SE
Civil Parish	MAUTBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

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Full Description

World War Two crash site. Lincoln B-2 (BE-373).
Information from Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum.

19 September 1987. Site excavation by NSAM.
The crash in fact happened 24 September 1947 and not during the war.
Aircraft struck by lightning on navigational exercise.
Crater 9.1m (30ft) wide at impact site.
Excavation recovered various fragments, also 1896 penny and a repaired gold signet ring with initials GW apparently not belonging to any of the crew.
See (S1) and (S2) in file.
E. Rose, 6 November 1987.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF63212 Unpublished Document: Collis, B.. 1987. Lincoln Recovery at Mautby - Forty Years On.
<S2> SNF3687 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1987. Bomber wreck salvaged. 28 September.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

AIRCRAFT (Cold War - 1945 AD to 1992 AD)

Object Types (2)

COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Mautby (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jul 5 2016 12:32PM