NHER 63367 (Monument record) - Possible aircraft crash site

March 2007. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey on proposed line of Norwich Northern Distributor Road (Field 1).
A large amount of what appeared to be twisted aluminium airframe was observed in this field. This debris was associated with a possible shallow crater and was thought to represent the site of an aircraft crash, most likely one that occurred during World War Two.
Although the main report on this work (S1) is not clear on the exact location of the probable aircraft wreckage, the position of the main concentration is clearly marked at c. TG 1521 1565 in the interim report (S2).
See NHER 50493 for details of the other finds recovered during the survey of this field.
Previously recorded under NHER 51423 (which now just details a large feature that was previously thought to be associated with this crash site - see below).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 9 May 2019.

November 2009. Norfolk NMP.
A large, recently filled pit with surrounding upcast banks is visible as a cropmark on 1946 aerial photographs at TG 1511 1560.
It was suggested that this feature (recorded as NHER 51423) could be associated with the aircraft crash site, although this would appear to be a misreading of (S1), as it is clear from (S2) that the main concentration of debris had actually been found approximately 100m to the north-east of its location.
P. Watkins (HES), 9 May 2019.

November 2009. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of site on proposed line of Norwich Northern Distributor Road (Site F2).
No evidence that could be associated with this possible crash site was identified.
It does however appear that none of the trenches were placed over the main concentration of aircraft debris.
See report (S3) and NHER 63366 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 August 2015.

January 2015.
The aircraft remains may not be Second World War, but may be related to Hawker Siddley Trident, G-ARPY, which crashed in Felthorpe, 3rd June 1966. The aircraft took off from Hatfield, and was undertaking stall testing over Norfolk. The fourth test involved turning off the aircraft's stall warning indicators, and the aircraft went into a deep stall at 11000 feet. The stall caused the aircraft to go into a flat spin, and it landed near Felthorpe, killing all 4 occupants. A summary of the crash report was published in Flight International in 1968 (http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1968/1968%20-%202795.html). Full reference is unavailable.
K. Hamilton (HES), 28 January 2015.