Record Details
NHER Number: | 29536 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | World War Two bombing decoy, Hollow Heath West |
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Summary
A World War Two decoy airfield that was bombed at least once.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TL 815 991 |
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Map Sheet: | TL89NW |
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Parish: | HILBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
World War Two. Decoy airfield type K. Dummy aircraft; bombed at least once. Western area was to have been a Bomber Command airfield but location was moved to Bodney after protests from landowner.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA) 3 March 1993.
(S2) questions whether the information is correct, as he states there is no official documentation of a decoy in this area.
E. Rose (NLA) 8 May 1998.
Monument Types
- BOMBING DECOY (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
<S1> | Serial: Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum. 1992. Airfields of Norfolk and Suffolk.. Vol 7, pp 8-9. |
<S2> | Monograph: Dobinson, C.. 1996. Bombing decoys of World War II.. p 84. |
Related records - none
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