Monument record TR 16 SW 102 - Second World War Civil Starfish bombing decoy at Hackington

Summary

In May 1942 a Civil Starfish type bombing decoy, composed of an irregular array of blazing baskets, was erected in a field in the angle between Cane Wood and Thornden Wood, north of Brittoncourt Farm, Hackington.

Location

Grid reference TR 1460 6250 (point)
Map sheet TR16SW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish HACKINGTON, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Full Description

Dobson C., 01/01/00, Fields of Deception: Britain’s Bombing Decoys of World War II (Bibliographic reference). SKE15403.

Dobson C., 01/01/00, Fields of Deception: Britain’s Bombing Decoys of World War II (Bibliographic reference). Ske15403.

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  • --- Bibliographic reference: Dobson C.. 01/01/00. Fields of Deception: Britain’s Bombing Decoys of World War II.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Dobson C.. 01/01/00. Fields of Deception: Britain’s Bombing Decoys of World War II.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 24 2011 2:56PM