NHER 18622 (Monument record) - World War Two crash site

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Summary

A World War Two Lancaster bomber crashed here on a training flight in 1944. The plane belonged to 15 Squadron from RAF Mildenhall. The site was excavated in 1982.

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Map sheet TL69SE
Civil Parish FELTWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1944. Crash site.
Lancaster of 15 Squadron from RAF Mildenhall, crashed on training flight. Excavated by Anglian Aeronautical Preservation Society 1982.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NAU) 18 January 1983

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1982. Society digs up wartime Lancaster. 25 November.

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Record last edited

Feb 15 2012 3:05PM

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