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Monument record TR 34 NE 283 - Kingsdown Second World War 'Oboe' station.
Summary
During the Second World War an 'Oboe' station was constructed at Kingsdown. The station was one of two in the UK that sent out radio beams to guide Allied bombers attacking Germany. The beam from Kingsdown would intersect another sent from Norfolk at the bombing point.
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3716 4804 (230m by 261m) |
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Map sheet | TR34NE |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | RINGWOULD WITH KINGSDOWN, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Edited by David Harding, 01/01/99, Kingsdown and Ringwould (Map). SKE14184.
Edited by David Harding, 01/01/99, Kingsdown and Ringwould (Map). Ske14184.
<1> John Guy, Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE15418.
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Record last edited
Feb 20 2014 12:21PM