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Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery Derby Dnh2
Hob Uid: 1473104
Location : City of Derby Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SK3630037100
Summary : Site of a Second World War heavy anti aircraft battery at Derby Race Course. It was armed with four 3.7-inch static guns with GL Mark II radar in 1942. It had been manned by 222 Battery of the 68th Royal Artillery Regiment in 1940, and by 497 Battery of the 144th Mobile Royal Artillery Regiment in 1942.
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Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : Second World War
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1939
Monument Type : Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery
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External Cross Reference Number : SK 33 NE 205
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