German bomber wreckage near Arundel?

Not likely:D
Cees

The Castle is well worth a visit if you manage to get there again on an opening day.

Sorry, but I have no idea where any of it might have ended up?

When we where there the previous Monday the castle was closed unfortunately.
Cheers
Cees

where did it go ?

I will be very surprised if there are any remains of the aircraft now left as I think that the lake was thoroughly dredged during 2001 or thereabouts?

In this summer I imagine it could be uncovered again though there I understand have been issues in the past with people getting stuck in the mud causing much kerfuffle. I was at Arundle Castle two weeks ago, they have a very nice bomb on display from it

Cees, I agree, it is indeed less fun. To add to the above, back in the mid 80’s I worked with a chap who as a boy in Arundel during the 70’s said that he used to play on the wreckage of an crashed German bomber from WW2 that was on the duke of Norfolk’s estate. I never found out exactly where it was meant to have been, but guess that it must have been fairly well known in the area at the time – perhaps it was this one, but the story seemed to suggest that not was not in a lake?

Thanks Steve,
Indeed the last text is what I read.
Googleing is less fun than posting on this forum don’t you think?:eagerness:
Cheers
Cees

CeBro – A quick ‘Google’ search revealed the following:-
From http://www.arundel.org.uk/local-info/arundel-facts

Swanbourne Lake – Crash of German WW2 Ju88 plane
– Unit – Stab II./KG 54
– Aircraft Type – German Ju88A-1
– Date/time – 6.30am on 13th August 1940

The Ju-88A-1 belonged to Stab II/KG 54 and was shot down by Hurricanes of 43 & 601 Sqns at 6.30am during a raid on Farnborough. The plane crashed into Swanbourne Lake in Mill Road, Arundel.

Oberleutnant Rose & Unteroffizier Scholz baled out and were captured unhurt. Feldwebel Bickel baled out but died and Hauptmann Strauch baled out and was discovered mortally wounded in a tree at Worthing and died of his wounds two days later.

The 2 airmen who died are buried in St.Andrew’s Churchyard at Tangmere, near Arundel. One of the defused bombs recovered from the wreckage can be seen on display at Arundel castle.

Also from – https://www.facebook.com/arundel.sussex/posts/a-brief-history-of-swanbourne/1647112332201232/

In 1940 at 6.30am on 13th August a German WW2 Ju88A-1 aircraft belonging to Stab II/KG 54 was shot down by Tangmere based Hurricanes whilst en-route to bomb Farnborough. The plane smashed through some beech trees on the west side of the lake, ripping itself apart as it careered down the steep embankment. The engines were torn off as it hit the footpath while the remains of the airframe continued into the far end of the lake. – The damaged trees could still be seen until the 1987 storm.
Of the four crew members, two baled out and became prisoners of war, the parachute of one caught on the tail dragging him to his death while the other was found mortally wounded in a tree in Worthing. Portions of the plane could be seen when the lake dried out in 1989. The 2 airmen who died are buried in St. Andrew’s Churchyard at Tangmere, near Arundel. One of the defused bombs recovered from the wreckage many years later can be seen on display at Arundel castle.

From – https://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/441346-Luftwaffe-aircraft-that-were-shot-down-where-I-live-Map-and-archive-pics!-Forums

From – https://relicsfromthefront.co.uk/products/engine-label-and-fuel-tank-cap-maker-marked-recovered-from-junkers-ju88a-4-bomber-of-kg54-shot-down-13th-august-1940-and-crashed-at-swanbourne-lake-in-arundel

Some ‘supposed’ relics of the aircraft for sale on the website above with phots etc.

and finally, probably the leaflet you saw – https://www.southdowns.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Walks-in-Arundel.pdf which states:-
Swanbourne Lake started life as a millpond, with records going back to the Doomsday survey in the 11th century. In the late 18th century, during work to Arundel Park, the pond was enlarged to form the lake.
The lake is fed mainly by groundwater springs known as the ‘Blue Springs’ due to the colour of the water as it comes out of the ground.The lake was once prone to drying out, and on one such occasion in 1989 the remains of a German Second World War bomber plane were discovered, along with four unexploded bombs!
Work has been carried out in recent years to prevent the lake from drying out, and to preserve this important wildlife site which is now renowned for its outstanding natural beauty.

Steve.