Monument record SUE 129 - Second World War aircraft crash site

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Summary

A Second World War aircraft crash site is recorded at this approximate location by documentary sources. A large pit visible on 1940s aerial photographs may be the crater created by the crash.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 4055 5200 (207m by 106m)
Map sheet	TM45SW
Civil Parish	SUDBOURNE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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December 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme.
A Second World War aircraft crash site is recorded at this approximate location by documentary sources; for further details of the aircraft and sources see Historic England record (S1). A large pit visible on 1940s aerial photographs (S2), on which it appears to be relatively fresh, may be the crater created by the crash.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 3rd December 2015.

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF55748 Unpublished document: English Heritage Archive record. Unique Identifier: 1371193, TM 45 SW 8; http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1371193.
<S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/832 RS 4130-4131 23-SEP-1945 (EHA Original Print).

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Interpretation: TM45SW. Mapping Block 2: Iken to Sudbourne. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 7085) (ESF23194)

Record last edited

May 9 2022 11:52PM