NHER 24746 (Monument record) - World War Two aircraft crash site
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG21NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HAINFORD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
On 14 April 1945 the B24 Liberator 42-95120 ('Hookem Cow') of USAAF 458th Bomber Group 754th Bomber Squadron crashed in this area. The aircraft came down shortly after take-off and only two of the seven crew survived.
Initial information from [1].
See website (S1) for a wide range of addition information on the Hookem Cow.
E. Rose (NAU), 23 August 1988. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 23 March 2015.
2007-2008. Metal-detector Survey.
Metal-detector survey of crash site.
See report (S2) for list of parts recovered and further information on the Hookem Cow. It should be noted that this report places the crash site within a small wooded area near to [2], which is some 350m from the location recorded by the NHER in 1988 ([3]).
A memorial has now been erected at the site of the crash (within the wooded area) - see (S3).
P. Watkins (HES), 23 March 2015. Amended 22 June 2023.
There is also now a memorial commemorating the crash of the Hookem Cow in Hainford Village Hall.
See (S4) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 22 June 2023.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF92825 Website: Hooken Cow. www.hookemcow.com. March 2015.
- <S2> SNF92826 Unpublished Report: Calver, D. 2008. Report of Metal Detecting Survey at Crash Site of B24 Liberator 42-95120 Hooken Cow.
- <S3> SNF102295 Website: Atkins, L. 2013-2022. American Memorials in Norfolk & Suffolk. http://eastangliamemorials.blogspot.com/. 22 June 2023. Hainford - 13 December 2013 [Accessed 22 June 2023].
- <S4> SNF102295 Website: Atkins, L. 2013-2022. American Memorials in Norfolk & Suffolk. http://eastangliamemorials.blogspot.com/. 22 June 2023. Hainford 2015 - 29 June 2015 [Accessed 22 June 2023].
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Apr 15 2026 12:50PM