Time Team - S06E08: Bombers In Reedham Marshes - Reedham, Norfolk

Name: Bombers In Reedham Marshes - Reedham, Norfolk
Genre: Documentary, Mystery
Released: 1999-02-21
Duration: 50 min

Feb 21, 1999Documentary, MysterySeason 6, Episode 8

Time Team team up with air crash investigators to discover what happened to two B-17 bombers which crashed with loss of all lives on board on 21 February 1944 into marshes near Reedham, Norfolk. The airplanes were returning from a bombing raid on a German target as part of the Big Week offensive. Parts of one airplane are recovered, and the Team speak to surviving crew members of a third plane that was in the formation. Experimental archaeology: A piece of nose art painted as a memorial to the bomber crews, painted by a former Red Cross volunteer who had painted some during WWII.

Cast: Tony Robinson, Carenza Lewis, Phil Harding, John Gater, Stewart Ainsworth, Mick Aston, Victor Ambrus, Sue Francis

All Episodes - Season 6

01Wedgwood's First Factory - Burslem, Stoke-On-TrentJan 03, 1999 02Back Garden Roman Finds - Papcastle, CumbriaJan 10, 1999 03Dominican Friary Church and Norman Cathedral - Thetford, NorfolkJan 17, 1999 04Cooper's Hole - Cheddar Gorge, SomersetJan 24, 1999 05Medieval Plympton - Plympton, DevonJan 31, 1999 06Tudor Dockyard - Smallhythe, KentFeb 07, 1999 07Golf Course Roman Bathhouse - Beauport Park, SussexFeb 14, 1999 08Bombers In Reedham Marshes - Reedham, NorfolkFeb 21, 1999 09Back To Turkdean - Turkdean, GloucestershireFeb 28, 1999 10Field Cropmarks - Kemerton, WorcestershireMar 07, 1999 11Ruined Norman Church - Bawsey, NorfolkMar 14, 1999 12Montravers Estate (Part 1) - Nevis, West IndiesMar 21, 1999 13Montravers Estate (Part 2) - Nevis, West IndiesMar 28, 1999

Time Team S06E08 Synopsis

Time Team "Bombers In Reedham Marshes - Reedham, Norfolk" is part of the 1337x catalog. Originally aired on 1999-02-21, this episode is part of Season 6 of Time Team. Featuring performances from Tony Robinson, Carenza Lewis, Phil Harding among the cast. With a runtime of 50m, the episode keeps you engaged throughout. As part of this Documentary and Mystery series, the episode continues to build on the show's compelling narrative. Time Team team up with air crash investigators to discover what happened to two B-17 bombers which crashed with loss of all lives on board on 21 February 1944 into marshes near Reedham, Norfolk. The airplanes were returning from a bombing raid on a G...