Time Team
Season 12 Episode 3 - The Bombers in the Marsh - Warton near Preston, Lancashire
On 29 November 1944, two US Douglas A-26 Invader bombers crashed in Warton Marsh. Both planes, along with a number of others, had left Warton Airbase in formation, en route to join forces in the preparations for the Battle of the Bulge. Only one minute off the runway and 1,000 feet into the air, the aircraft collided and came to rest in the marsh. All the crew died. Their bodies were recovered from the planes, but an investigation into the causes of the crash was inconclusive. For this programme, Time Team enlisted a veteran air crash investigator, along with the RAF's 'crash and smash' team and other experts to try to find out what caused the crash. Each of the planes, including the engines, was believed to be relatively intact and, it was hoped, would provide the necessary information to determine why these two planes collided.
Episodes in Season 12
The Manor That's Back to Front - Chenies Manor House, Buckinghamshire
50 min
The Monastery and the Mansion - Nether Poppleton, Yorkshire
50 min
The Bombers in the Marsh - Warton near Preston, Lancashire
50 min
Fighting On The Frontier - Drumlanrig, Dumfries and Galloway
50 min
A Neolithic Cathedral? - Northborough, Peterborough
50 min
In Search of Henry V's Flagship, Grace Dieu - Bursledon, Hampshire
50 min
Going Upmarket With The Romans - Standish, Gloucestershire
50 min
Picts And Hermits: Cave Dwellers Of Fife - Wemyss, Fife
50 min
Lost Centuries Of St Osyth - St Osyth, Essex
50 min
The Puzzle Of Picket's Farm - South Perrott, Dorset
50 min
Norman Neighbours - Skipsea, East Yorkshire
50 min
Tower Blocks And Togas - South Shields, Tyneside
50 min
Animal Farm - Hanslope, Milton Keynes
50 min
