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Monument record TR 01 NE 238 - LIGHT ANTI AIRCRAFT (DIVER) BATTERY RL51
Summary
A Second World War Diver rocket projector battery was previously recorded from documentary sources as having been deployed nearby in 1944. Vertical aerial photographs of January 1941 show an open-topped rectangular structure, which appears to have been removed by the time of the oblique aerial photographs of May 1941. It may be that this feature was a precursor to the later Diver battery. This feature has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 0863 1663 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR01NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
<1> Dobinson, C., Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945, pp 224 (Monograph). SWX23707.
<2> RAF, 1941, NMR RAF/26K/BR242 D32-3 10-JAN-1941 (Photograph). SWX23864.
<3> RAF, 1941, NMR TR0816/5 RAF/GHQ/156 0646 27-MAY-1941 (Photograph). SWX23627.
Sources/Archives (3)
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10073)
Record last edited
Mar 4 2014 11:51AM