Monument record MKE125138 - RAF Manston FIDO control chamber

Summary

A control chamber of Second World War date was seen as a structure in US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5010 19-APR-1944.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3451 6528 (4m by 4m)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MANSTON, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

A control chamber of Second World War date was seen as a structure in US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5010 19-APR-1944. The small building is described as a control chamber for the Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation system installed at the airfield during the latter years of the Second World war (RAF Manston airfield plan held by the RAF Museum (Hendon) (reference X004-2380).

It was recorded as a demolished structure on Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 and was mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (1-2)


<1> Historic England Archive, 1944, Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57114.

<2> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.

<3> Geoffrey Williams, 1995, Flying Through Fire. FIDO - the Fogbuster of World War Two (Bibliographic reference). SKE57329.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1944. Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021.
  • <2> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021.
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: Geoffrey Williams. 1995. Flying Through Fire. FIDO - the Fogbuster of World War Two.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)

Record last edited

Nov 27 2024 2:43PM