Monument record TR 36 NE 2603 - Searchlight Battery Hc05 2x
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 3519 6720 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR36NE |
County | KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
Civil Parish | MANSTON, THANET, KENT |
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The site of a Second World War searchlight battery, this was known as searchlight battery no. HC05 2X (old number HC 06 3A) located at St Nicholas at TR 352672. It was manned by 314 Searchlight Battery. It was operational by 14-OCT-1941. (1)
Searchlight sites typically comprised a small ring-ditch to provide the crew with shelter during an air raid, a predictor emplacement for calculating the height and range of targets, a light anti-aircraft machine gun pit, a generator and hutted accommodation for the crew. During the Second World War searchlights were manned by the Royal Artillery and were under the control of the Army's Anti-Aircraft Command. (2)
<1> Dobinson, C, 2000, CBA Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Supporting paper AA/1 Searchlight Sites in WWII A sample List (Bibliographic reference). SKE15230.
<2> Lowry (ed), 1995, 20th century defences in Britain : an introductory guide, No 12 (Bibliographic reference). SKE56150.
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Record last edited
Jan 24 2025 2:39PM