Record Details

NHER Number:32417
Type of record:Monument
Name:'Burnham Sutton' World War Two bombing decoy

Summary

This World War Two RAF airfield decoy was called 'Burnham Sutton'. It was a type Q decoy which was used at night with flares and mock runway lights.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 840 390
Map Sheet:TF83NW
Parish:NORTH CREAKE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

World War Two RAF airfield decoy, type Q, ?called 'Burnham Sutton'.
Are cropmarks NHER 11837 related?
D. Gurney (NLA), 28 January 1997.

Monument Types

  • BOMBING DECOY (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

<S1>Serial: Dobinson, C.S.. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England.. Vol III, p 92.

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