NHER 22619 (Monument record) - World War Two aircraft crash site

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According to the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum this location is the crash site of a B17 Flying Fortress from Snetterton airfield that crashed during January 1944 in frosty conditions with the loss of the entire crew. This can be substantiated on the ground by lots of non-ferrous waste and debris. Fieldwalking here in 1986 also found a prehistoric flint flake.

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Map sheet TL98NE
Civil Parish QUIDENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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5 March 1986. Found in fieldwalking and metal detecting.
Flint flake.
Lot of non-ferrous waste, area of 15 x 10m, resembling remains of aircraft.
W. F. Milligan (NCM) 16 April 1986.

Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum report - aircraft is a B-17F Fortress belonging to 413 BS 96th BG Snetterton that crashed on 05.01.44 at 07.04 hrs after take off for Bordeaux Meringac raid. Heavy frost and overloading apparently caused a stall at 500ft, crashing into ground and exploding on impact. Nine of crew killed immediately, the tenth died next day.
Note. Wartime grid ref corresponding to above is G437432.
E. Rose (NAU) 11 June 1986.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 7 2014 4:59PM

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