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| HER Number: | MDV72071 |
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| Name: | 'Q' and 'QF' Bombing Decoys, Clyst St. Mary |
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Summary
Site of Clyst St Mary Q/QF Bombing decoy for RAF Exeter.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 993 917 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Clyst Honiton |
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| Civil Parish | Sowton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOMBING DECOY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Dobinson, C. S., 1996, Bombing decoys of WWII (Report - non-specific). SDV324125.
Site of Clyst St Mary Q/QF Bombing decoy for RAF Exeter. 'Q' Site used as a dummy aerodrome with flarepath lighting to simulate activity of a real airfield up to November 1942. From November 1942 site used as 'QF' with diversionary fires to simulate damage from incendiary bombing. Parent site and control post at RAF Exeter.
Francis, P., 1999, Exeter Airport. Historic Airport Survey for Devon County Council & East Devon District Council, 60 (Report - non-specific). SDV323390.
On 12 Aug 1942 used as 'Q' site, by 22 Nov 1942 site had been converted to 'QF'.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV323390 | Report - non-specific: Francis, P.. 1999. Exeter Airport. Historic Airport Survey for Devon County Council & East Devon District Council. Airfield Research Publishing Report. Digital + A4. 60. |
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| SDV324125 | Report - non-specific: Dobinson, C. S.. 1996. Bombing decoys of WWII. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. III. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4774 - Historic Airport Survey, Exeter Airport
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 1 2024 2:41PM |
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