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| HER Number: | MDV71825 |
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| Name: | Light Anti Aircraft Battery 2, Chivenor |
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Summary
Light Anti Aircraft Battery 2, Chivenor. Equipped with 3 light machine guns in June 1942, which had been replaced by a single 40 millimetre Bofors gun by January 1943.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 507 354 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Heanton Punchardon |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HEANTON PUNCHARDON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LIGHT ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Dobinson, C. S., 1996, Anti-aircraft artillery, 1914-46, 713 (Monograph). SDV323690.
Light Anti Aircraft Battery 2, Chivenor. Equipped with 3 light machine guns in June 1942. By January 1943 these had been replaced by a single 40 millimetre Bofors gun on a Mark II platform. Other details: VP 596, 2.
Dobinson, C. S., 1996, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England: Anti-aircraft Artillery, 1914-1946, 64 (Report - non-specific). SDV342354.
In World War II, Light Anti Aircraft defences were provided for targets designated 'VPs' or 'Vulnerable Points', which included airfields, radar stations and other military installations.
Wessex Archaeology, 2007, RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment, 11 (Report - Assessment). SDV342125.
Whilst the majority of the World War II structures have been lost to later development, there are a few extant anti-aircraft batteries and pillboxes around the perimeter of the site. Other details: WA 207.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV323690 | Monograph: Dobinson, C. S.. 1996. Anti-aircraft artillery, 1914-46. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. I.4. A4 Bound. 713. |
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| SDV342125 | Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment. Wessex Archaeology Report. 67300.01. A4 Stapled + Digital. 11. |
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| SDV342354 | Report - non-specific: Dobinson, C. S.. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England: Anti-aircraft Artillery, 1914-1946. Council for British Archaeology Report. 1.1. A4 Bound +Digital. 64. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV51992 | Part of: Royal Air Force Base Chivenor (Monument) |
| MDV71827 | Related to: Chivenor, Site 4 AA Battery (Monument) |
| MDV71813 | Related to: Light Anti Aircraft Battery [A], Chivenor (Monument) |
| MDV71824 | Related to: Light Anti Aircraft Battery 1, Chivenor (Monument) |
| MDV71826 | Related to: Light Anti Aircraft Battery 3, Chivenor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4490 - RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | May 27 2009 3:40PM |
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