Monument record MWX51312 - Second World War anti-aircraft (Diver) battery

Summary

A Second World War anti-aircraft (Diver) battery previously noted from documentary sources is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as the pale cropmarks of the platforms on which the guns were placed. These features have been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project.

Location

Grid reference TR 0939 2895 (point)
Map sheet TR02NE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish DYMCHURCH, 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 197 (Monograph). SWX23707.

<2> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1439 4025-6 30-APR-1946 (Photograph). SWX23812.

<3> Vertical aerial photograph reference number (Unspecified Type). SWX23737.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Dobinson, C.. Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945. pp 197.
  • <2> Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1439 4025-6 30-APR-1946.
  • <3> (No record type): Vertical aerial photograph reference number.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10073)

Record last edited

Jan 16 2014 4:46PM