plane crashes in Southrepps
The eariest remembered was a Spitfire which crashed in the field known as '110 acres' where a trench had been excavated to stop German landing. Finished upside down, but pilot O.K.
There was a later crashin the same field to the Eastern side near the White House by a Flying Fortress, which finished up across the Trunch Road with the end of a wing bent against a tree.
Much later (1950s/1960s) a Hunter jet powered into this field on a foggy morning, disappearing entirely in to a huge crater. Crew baled out. Remains never excavated.
Another flying fortress earlier crashed on the road to Northrepps just North of Southrepps church.
Most notable was the landing (after all but one crew had baled out) of a badly disabled Liberator in the field near the railway line, clipping a tree, and finishing up under the power cables. The Americans built a runway in the sugar beet field while stripping the plane to bare essentials and doing repairs. This took a long time and gave some local youngsters the chance for a ride in the Lysander which visited daily. Eventually the Liberator took off bound for (I think) Coltishall.
A meteor crashed just South in Antingham (?) reducing itself to scrap. No idea, but late in war. Have no idea as to whether the decoy airfield in Antingham had any bearing on this.