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HER Number:MDV78483
Name:Searchlight Battery 'Ack 1', Marlborough Farm

Summary

Searchlight battery at Marlborough Farm during 1941.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 993 926
Map Sheet:SX99SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishClyst Honiton
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCLYST HONITON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY (World War II - 1941 AD to 1941 AD)

Full description

Francis, P., 1999, Exeter Airport. Historic Airport Survey for Devon County Council & East Devon District Council, 138 (Report - non-specific). SDV323390.

One seachlight, 539 Battery, 88th Searchligh Regiment (Inner Aerodrome Defence), July 1941.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV323390Report - non-specific: Francis, P.. 1999. Exeter Airport. Historic Airport Survey for Devon County Council & East Devon District Council. Airfield Research Publishing Report. Digital + A4. 138. [Mapped feature: #48709 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV48842Related to: Exeter Airfield (Military) (Monument)
MDV58248Related to: Searchlight Battery 'Ack 1', Marlborough Farm (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4774 - Historic Airport Survey, Exeter Airport

Date Last Edited:Jul 22 2024 1:40PM