More information : The Defence of Britain Catalogue notes a variant type pillbox located at SP 5926 2427, RAF Bicester, Bicester, Oxfordshire. It was designed for use at the site as part of the airfield ground defences. It was allegedly built in 1940-1941 and was constructed of reinforced concrete. The Defence of Britain recorder was Paul Francis. (1)
A defended air raid shelter at the former RAF Bicester. It is constructed of concrete, brick and earth. It was designed to give cover to defenders of the airfield against potential ground attack from paratroopers and also to afford protection from straffing and bombing from the air. It is included in one of the 16 Scheduled constraint areas at the former RAF airfield (contraint area 3, centred on SP 529260 24272). It forms a pair with another such structure to the north (see record 1384558), covering the hangar. The other 3 hangars also have a similar pattern of paired defended air raid shelters. (2) |