Tragedy in the skies over Harleston
Click the following link to discover some of the tragedy that happened in the skies over Harleston during the two world wars:
A brief history of some military aircraft crashes around our town:
Let us remember the brave aircrew who lost their lives around our town:
18th February 1942 – Royal Air Force Miles Master (no casualties)
9th March 1942 – Royal Air Force Wellington Bomber (6 x casualties)
9th March 1942 – Royal Air Force Hawker Hurricane (1 x casualty)
11th April 1945 – 2 x USA Air Force B-24 Liberator Bombers (22 x casualties)
21st June 1945 – USA Air Force P-51D Mustang (1 x casualty)
20th July 1917 – Royal Flying Corps Maurice Farman Shorthorn Bi-plane (1 x casualty)
21st August 1940 – German Luftwaffe Dornier Aircraft (1 x casualty) (3 x survived)