NHER 49945 (Monument record) - World War Two crash site
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG14SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SHERINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
6 December 1939. Wreck of Heinkel, which had collided with West Beckham (Bodham Hill) radar tower after mine laying and crashed below high water mark (and was thus not counted as the first German aircraft of WWII to be brought down on British soil).The incident is particularly important as it reinforced the idea, current at the time, that radar was some sort of secret weapon that could shoot down aircraft.
Location of crash established by E Rose (NLA) March 2007 using photograph in (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 19 March 2007.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 15 2018 1:51PM