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Monument record TR 34 SW 2915 - Coastal Gun Belt Diver Battery Ls1
Summary
Site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft (Diver) battery at Nicholls Quarry, Hythe, deployed here by 23rd August 1944. It was progressively equipped with eight 3.7-inch Mark IIc static guns on Pile platforms, Predictor AA No.10 and Radar AA No.3 Mark V radars, and was manned by 409 Battery of the 136 Anti Aircraft Artillery Regiment. This formed part of the Littlestone Section of 40 Anti Aircraft Brigade Heavy Anti Aircraft Artillery.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 3060 4470 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR34SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | WHITFIELD, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
Site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft (Diver) battery at Nicholls Quarry, Hythe, deployed here by 23rd August 1944. It was progressively equipped with eight 3.7-inch Mark IIc static guns on Pile platforms, Predictor AA No.10 and Radar AA No.3 Mark V radars, and was manned by 409 Battery of the 136 Anti Aircraft Artillery Regiment. This formed part of the Littlestone Section of 40 Anti Aircraft Brigade Heavy Anti Aircraft Artillery. (1)
<1> Dobinson, C., Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945 (Monograph). SWX23707.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SWX23707 Monograph: Dobinson, C.. Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945.
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Record last edited
Jan 26 2026 2:57PM