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Summary

Small arms machine gun range with butts and target store in good condition. Further elements may be masked by heavy vegetation.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Military structures; earthworks and archaeological remains of World War II, RAF Exeter and post medieval catchmeadows and orchard banks on footprint of modern Exeter Airport and to the east

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIRING RANGE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Map object based on this Source.

Francis, P., 1999, Exeter Airport. Historic Airport Survey for Devon County Council & East Devon District Council, 99 (Report - non-specific). SDV323390.

A four-point, twenty-five yard machine-gun range (small arms) for two squadrons. The butts and target store survive in quite good condition. It is unclear, owing to heavy vegetation, whether the firing shelter or equipment such as target holders and pulleys survive. Construction is of 9 inch brick wall with brick buttresses.
In poor condition. Other details: Site 150; Map 10.

Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Map object based on this Source.

Pillbox Study Group, 2012, WWII Defence Sites, e10338 (Un-published). SDV357880.

Twenty five yard small arms range used to practice for airfield defence.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4774 - Historic Airport Survey, Exeter Airport

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