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Coming Soon! | Bringing Home Little Boy Blue | Feature Length episode (Patreon)

Published:
2025-07-19 18:00:09
Imported:
2025-07

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Today marks 81 years since the crash of the B-17 Flying Fortress ‘Little Boy Blue’ in a quiet field on July 19th, 1944. The crew on board never made it home - their sacrifice, like so many others, shaped the course of history.

Last summer, on the 80th anniversary, Time Team was honoured to collaborate with Operation Nightingale and Cotswold Archaeology on a deeply meaningful excavation at the crash site. Together with veterans, volunteers, and local historians, we uncovered new evidence, honoured the memory of the crew, and brought their story back into the light.

This dig was a powerful reminder of how archaeology can connect us to the past in profoundly human ways - and your support made it possible.

Tonight, we’re sharing the trailer for our upcoming documentary, which tells the full story of that excavation and the emotional journey it sparked.

The full documentary will follow in the coming weeks. Until then, thank you - for being part of the Time Team community and helping us share stories that deserve to be remembered.

Note: This is a formal DPAA recovery mission, led on the ground by Cotswold Archaeology, supported by Operation Nightingale, Cranfield University, local volunteers, and the US military.

Special thanks to landowner, Steve Honeywood, for his generous support of the mission.

Made in association with: Cotswold Archaeology, Operation Nightingale, DPAA & Cranfield University Forensic Institute

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Coming Soon! | Bringing Home Little Boy Blue | Time Team Special

Today marks 81 years since the crash of the B-17 Flying Fortress ‘Little Boy Blue’ in a quiet field on July 19th, 1944. The crew on board never made it home - their sacrifice, like so many others, shaped the course of history. Last summer, on the 80th anniversary, Time Team was honoured to collaborate with Operation Nightingale and Cotswold Archaeology on a deeply meaningful excavation at the crash site. Together with veterans, volunteers, and local historians, we uncovered new evidence, honoured the memory of the crew, and brought their story back into the light. This dig was a powerful reminder of how archaeology can connect us to the past in profoundly human ways - and your support made it possible. Tonight, we’re sharing the trailer for our upcoming documentary, which tells the full story of that excavation and the emotional journey it sparked. The full documentary will follow in the coming weeks. Until then, thank you - for being part of the Time Team community and helping us share stories that deserve to be remembered. Note: This is a formal DPAA recovery mission, led on the ground by Cotswold Archaeology, supported by Operation Nightingale, Cranfield University, local volunteers, and the US military. Special thanks to landowner, Steve Honeywood, for his generous support of the mission. Made in association with: Cotswold Archaeology Operation Nightingale DPAA Cranfield University Forensic Institute ** JOIN TIME TEAM ON PATREON! ** Support Time Team by becoming a patron and get access to exclusive behind-the-scenes content here: https://www.patreon.com/timeteamofficial

Comments

Derek Huyton

Looking forward to this one. I've seen other similar episodes and you all treat the issue with such respect and sensitivity 💙

Janie Waters

Very exciting. My Dad was active for three years in the US Navy, but in the Pacific Theater and was at Pearl when it was bombed. I've had a life-long interest in the human story of WW2. I am so looking forward to this and to closing another chapter in the human story of the war.

Donna Peeters

My uncle Flt Sgt Hubert Desmarais was the bomb aimer on Lancaster W4178 Squadron 106 from Conigsby. They crashed into the North Sea off Zandvoort Holland on September 17, 1942 on their way home. He was age 20, there were no survivors. I've often wondered, what if their aircraft could be found, what if he could be found. He was Canadian RCAF from the then little town of Vernon, British Columbia. I only know him from photos, those who knew him in life are all gone.

Elaine P

B-17's hold a special place in my heart. This looks like it will be another very special episode, can't wait. And a big thank you to all the groups involved in the excavation.

Andrea L Hall

In many ways the region I live in was spared a lot of suffering os WWII due to a quirk of geology. The Iron Ranges of Minnesota provided the desperately needed iron ore to manufacture so many items that WWII consumed. Many men were not drafted because the ore was needed for every thing., from planes to bullets to the tools that dug out the ore. Of course many others did serve in the military and I'm not trying to diminish any loss, hardships, and other horrible realities of war that people all over the world went through. What I'm trying to explain is that the iron miners of northern Minnesota likely provided the majority of the iron and steel in those bombers, not because they didn't want to fight, but because in some ways they knew they were just as vital to the war efforts as the planes, weapons, etc. it may be incidental to this project, but I feel the iron miners preserved the wreckage so that Little Boy Blue and others like him could be recovered

Randolph

Helen, I was stationed at RAF Lake heath from 1985 to 89. I bought my first house in Brandon, Suffolk. We might have been neighbors.