Airfield Bombing Decoy Q104a |
| Hob Uid: 1465728 | |
Location :
North Lincolnshire
Thornton Curtis
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| Grid Ref : TA0440017700 |
| Summary : A Second World War bombing decoy in Burnham that was built to deflect enemy bombing from Royal Air Force Goxhill airfield. This was a 'Q-type' night decoy, which displayed a sequence of lights to simulate an active airfield. It was constructed in 1941, the same year that Royal Air Force Goxhill opened. By the 1970s the site had been given over to agricultural use and no features of the decoy survive. |
More information : A Second World War 'Q-type' bombing decoy located at Burnham (TA 044 177). It was constructed to deflect enemy bombing from RAF Goxhill. It is referenced as being active on 01-AUG-1941. (1)
Aerial photography from 1976 shows that the site has been given over to agricultural use and no features of the decoy survive. (2)
NGR concords with that given in source 1. (3)
Aerial photograph showing agricultural use of site. Dated 06-JUN-1976. (4) |