NHER 23922 (Monument record) - World War Two crash site and multi-period pottery
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF70SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BARTON BENDISH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1 July 1976. OS air photography.
Positve cropmarks of linear/curvilinear features.
D. Voisey (NAU) 10 February 1995.
December 1986. Site BB 375. Fieldwalking, medium conditions.
Context 1 general scatter.
2 prehistoric gritty sherds.
4 Roman coarseware; 5 medieval unglazed.
Context 2 at TF 7360 0476 concentration of pieces of aicraft noted, probably a crash.
Identified A. Rogerson (NAU)
E. Rose (NAU) 12 August 1987.
This is the crash site of a USAAF B-17, which crashed shortly after take off on 2 January 1945, with the loss of all nine crew members.
E. Rose (NAU) 27 August 1987.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF14110 *Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 375. BB.
- --- SNF47971 Aerial Photograph: OS 76-125-455.
- --- SNF47972 Aerial Photograph: OS 76-125-456.
- --- SNF47973 Aerial Photograph: OS 76-125-457.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (3)
- POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Aug 10 2022 7:48AM