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Monument record TR 34 NE 417 - Coastal Gun Belt Diver Battery Nf17
Summary
Site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft (Diver) battery at Kingsdown, deployed here by 26th 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 401 Battery of the 126 Anti Aircraft Artillery Regiment. This formed part of the Deal Section of 40 Anti Aircraft Brigade Heavy Anti Aircraft Artillery.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 3800 4870 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR34NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | RINGWOULD WITH KINGSDOWN, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
Site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft (Diver) battery at Kingsdown, deployed here by 26th 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 401 Battery of the 126 Anti Aircraft Artillery Regiment. This formed part of the Deal 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 2:59PM