Site Event/Activity record ECC3846 - Excavation of a WWII aircraft crash site, Mount Bures, 1997
Location
| Location | Land north-east of the Thatchers Arms, Mount Bures |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 9058 3190 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL93SW |
| County | ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | MOUNT BURES, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Colchester Archaeological Group
Date
August 1997
Description
A watching brief was carried out by Colchester Archaeological Group during the investigation, by The East Anglian Aircraft Research Group, of the crash site of a WWII P47 Thunderbolt, which crashed on a training flight from Boxted airfield on 2 November 1944. The American 8th Army pilot (56th Fighter Group), Lt. Wallace W. Knief, baled out and escaped. The crash site was detect by metal detector and and an area c.5 x 5m was excavated. A 'tailor load of material transported away', including the nose of the engine that was 4m deep.<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC72913 Article in serial: McMaster, Ida and Fawn, James. 1995. Excavation of a Wartime Aircraft: Crashed 1944. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin Vol. 38, pp.32-33. pp.32-33.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC9336 WWII aircraft crash site, Mount Bures (Monument)
Record last edited
Aug 2 2016 10:27AM