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Building record TQ 76 SE 76 - Decoy site for Shorts aircraft factory, Lidsing
Summary
Site of second world war decoy site.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7860 6365 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ76SE |
| Civil Parish | ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
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Full Description
QF type night bombing decoy and also 'K' for day time bombing site for Shorts Aircraft factory Rochester Airfield. Only traces of access road now remain.
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : Yes
How accessed for survey : Public footpath runs through the site.
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit : 22/08/07
M J Anderton, 01/01/99, Twentith Centuiary Military Recording Project, WWII Bombing Decoy Sites (Unpublished document). SKE14464.
M J Anderton, 01/01/99, Twentith Centuiary Military Recording Project, WWII Bombing Decoy Sites (Unpublished document). Ske14464.
MMRG, 07/08/22, Decoy site for airfield (Photograph). SKE14670.
MMRG, 07/08/22, Decoy site for airfield (Photograph). Ske14670.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SKE14464 Unpublished document: M J Anderton. 01/01/99. Twentith Centuiary Military Recording Project, WWII Bombing Decoy Sites.
- --- SKE14464 Unpublished document: M J Anderton. 01/01/99. Twentith Centuiary Military Recording Project, WWII Bombing Decoy Sites.
- --- SKE14670 Photograph: MMRG. 07/08/22. Decoy site for airfield.
- --- SKE14670 Photograph: MMRG. 07/08/22. Decoy site for airfield.
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Record last edited
Feb 23 2024 11:11AM