Time Team - S07E03: One of the First Spitfires Lost in France - Wierre-Effroy, France

Name: One of the First Spitfires Lost in France - Wierre-Effroy, France
Genre: Documentary, Mystery
Released: 2000-01-16
Duration: 50 min

Jan 16, 2000Documentary, MysterySeason 7, Episode 3

On 23 May 1940 a Spitfire (P9373) flown by RAF pilot Paul Klipsch crashed into a field in Wierre-Effroy, France. Time Team, in concert with WWII aircraft historians and air crash investigator Steve Moss, try to find out what happened. They are joined by Klipsch's stepbrother, who last visited France on D-Day. Several residents of the village remember seeing the air battle and the crash, and Group Captain Allan Wright, who was flying in the same formation as Klipsch, comes along to help the investigation. The Spitfire wreckage is recovered, and investigation shows that Gunther Specht, flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110, shot down P9373. Experimental archaeology: Phil learns to repair a Spitfire wing flap with rudimentary tools.

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

All Episodes - Season 7

01A Muslim Port In Spain - Denia, SpainJan 02, 2000 02The Mosaic at the Bottom of the Garden - Cirencester, GloucestershireJan 09, 2000 03One of the First Spitfires Lost in France - Wierre-Effroy, FranceJan 16, 2000 04An Iron-Age Roundhouse and a Henge - Waddon, DorsetJan 23, 2000 05Hadrian's Wall - Birdoswald, CumbriaJan 30, 2000 06In Search of the Earliest Traces of Mankind - Elveden, SuffolkFeb 06, 2000 07The Missing Cathedral and the Diabetic Prior - Coventry, West MidlandsFeb 13, 2000 08The Royalists' Last Stand - Basing House, HampshireFeb 20, 2000 09A Bronze-Age Barrow and Walkway - Flag Fenn, CambridgeshireFeb 27, 2000 10In Search of the Palace of King Offa - Sutton, HerefordMar 05, 2000 11A Roman Temple in Sight of the Millennium Dome - Greenwich Park, LondonMar 12, 2000 12Nuns in Northumbria - Hartlepool, County DurhamMar 19, 2000 13The Roman Fortress of Eboracum - York, YorkshireMar 26, 2000

Time Team S07E03 Synopsis

Time Team "One of the First Spitfires Lost in France - Wierre-Effroy, France" is part of the 1337x catalog. Originally aired on 2000-01-16, this episode is part of Season 7 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. On 23 May 1940 a Spitfire (P9373) flown by RAF pilot Paul Klipsch crashed into a field in Wierre-Effroy, France. Time Team, in concert with WWII aircraft historians and air crash investigator Steve Moss, try to find out what happened. They are joined...