The 4/KG53 He111 down at Ovington was brought down by Parachute and Cable device fired by Wattons ground defences (IIRC this was the only time this system was sucessfully used) from around 100ft. The crew of 5 survived the crash landing.
The Ju88 was also brought down by Wattons defences, it was hit by AA fire and came down at Scoulton at 1:45am. 3 of the crew of 4 were killed. Aircraft from 4/KG1.
The P-47 was presumed to have been struck by lightning after flying into a thunderstorm. 1Lt Garrett C King killed in the crash. Pilot and aircraft from the 334FS, 4FG.

Most likely to be Hurricane N2539 of 213 Sqn crashed 5th March 1940 at Ingoldisthorpe, the adjoining village.

P3162 was at Terrington St John

Jeff

2 B-26s of the 394th Bomb Group did collide and crash at Gillingham (or in the vicinity of) on 6th June. The a/c serials were 42-96263 & 42-96050. Pilots were 2Lt Claude W Kline & 1LtWitcher T Berger

Jeff

I have the likely location down as Tilney All Saints, the son of the Navigators widow was in touch about this a couple of years ago.

The actual impact of the Spitfire was in the rear garden of 120 Sprowston Road at the bottom, where the garden met the adjoining builders yard. Access to the yard being the reason for the gap I presume. We tried to pinpoint the impact spot as the building work was under way but it appears to be lost for good from the memory of our eye-witness.

The Norfolk Civil Defence telephone log has the following reference;
“16/1/42 Hudson crashed south of Bacton, 4 dead, 4 bombs on board”

Should have been cleared at the time but wasn’t always the case.

Crew details

I posted a message on the RAF Commands MB (http://www.rafcommands.com) and this quickly came back from Errol Martyn;

“Excerpt from my triogy ‘For Your Tomorrow – A record of New Zealanders who have died while serving with the RNZAF and Allied Air Services since 1915’ (Volume Two: Fates 1943-1998):-

Thu 24 Feb 1944
ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY AIR FORCE
Night flying test
487 Squadron, RNZAF (Hunsdon, Hertfordshire – 140 Airfield HQ, 2 Group, 2nd Tactical Air Force)
Mosquito FB.VI LR343 – broke-up in the air and crashed 2 miles north of Nuthampstead, 13 miles north of Hunsdon at 1430. The two crew are buried at Brookwood, Woking, Surrey.
Pilot: NZ42446 Plt Off Raymond George Cuthbert PAYNE, RNZAF – Age 27. 448hrs. 12 ops.
Navigator: NZ415341 Fg Off John Dunch McMILLAN, RNZAF – Age 26. 415hrs. 10 ops.”

The MB there is well worth a look for those interested in WWII research, it’s frequented by a knowledgble and helpful community.

Jeff