NHER 27477 (Monument record) - World War Two aircraft crash site

July 2005. Norfolk NMP.
An area of disturbed soil probably relating to a World War Two aircraft crash site is visible on contemporary aerial photographs (S1). The area of disturbance is located at TG 5109 1357 and is only visible on aerial photographs dating to 28 May 1944.
An irregular area of disturbed soil measuring up to 36m across is present around the grid reference. This disturbance does not obviously relate to agricultural activity and is more likely to represent an aircraft crash site. Three parallel marks, also indicating disturbed soil, extend to the north of the area. The central mark extends for up to 110m and appears to just cross the northern boundary ditch of the field. It is likely that these linear marks were formed as the aircraft travelled across the surface of the field before coming to a stop. The main area of disturbed soil possibly relates more to the subsequent recovery of the aircraft rather than the crash itself. Vehicle tracks access the disturbed area from the nearest field entrance at Nova Scotia Farm to the southwest and pedestrians seem to have walked over the field to the area from the southeast via Drift Road. These marks showing the access to the site were not mapped.
No evidence of the aircraft or any recovery vehicles are visible on the aerial photographs, indicating that the crash must have occurred several days, if not weeks or months, before the date of the photograph.
J. Albone (NMP), 18 July 2005.

August-September 2017. Geophysical Survey.
Detailed magnetometer survey of large proposed development area.
Surprisingly, this survey revealed no evidence for debris or features associated with this possible crash site. This suggests either the disturbance observed on aerial photographs had a different cause or that the crash did not result in the distribution of unrecoverable metal debris generally associated with the more dramatic impacts.
See NHER 64513 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 19 January 2021.