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| HER Number: | MDV78485 |
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| Name: | Searchlight Batteries 'Ack 2' at Bridge Copse, Spain Farm |
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Summary
Two searchlight batteries near Spain Farm during 1941
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 015 925 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY09SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Aylesbeare |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AYLESBEARE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY (World War II - 1941 AD to 1941 AD (Between))
Full description
Francis, P., 1999, Exeter Airport. Historic Airport Survey for Devon County Council & East Devon District Council, 138 (Report - non-specific). SDV323390.
At Bridge Copse, Spain Farm, three searchlights (one cluster) of 85th Searchlight Regiment (Mobile Defence Group) and once searchlight of 539 Battery, 88th Searchlight Regiment (Inner Aerodrome Defence), May 1941
Historic Environment Record, 2010, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV345351.
Francis gives incorrect Grid Reference SY01308274.
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. 138. |
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| SDV345351 | Personal Comment: Historic Environment Record. 2010. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV48842 | Related to: Exeter Airfield (Military) (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4774 - Historic Airport Survey, Exeter Airport
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 8 2010 11:17AM |
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