The bomb crater is centred at TR 0852 2810, and measures approximately 12m in diameter. It has a narrow banked rim around the edge of the perfectly circular crater. It is thought this may be a result of the loose shingle characteristic of the ground in this area, which would have been upcast by the explosion. The bomb crater is at the site of the pre-war Littlestone Airfield, which is identifiable on aerial photographs through the landing circles cut into the turf (Monument Number 1535604). The bomb crater is in close proximity to a gridded network of Second World War anti-aircraft landing obstruction poles (Monument Number 1535077). By the time of the vertical aerial photograph of 1946; the bomb crater is not visible either as an earthwork or a cropmark (1-2).

<1> RAF, 1941, NMR RAF/GHQ/106 37-8 14-MAY-1941 (Photograph). SWX23915.

<2> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1439 3024-5 30-APR-1946 (Photograph). SWX23809.