Monument record BUR 062 - Airfield Bombing Decoy Q32b (Q166a)
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TM 0639 7310 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM07SE |
| Civil Parish | BURGATE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A Second World War 'Q-type' bombing decoy located at Gislingham (TM 064 731). It was constructed to deflect enemy night bombing from RAF Great Ashfield, and later for RAF Wattisham. It is referenced as being active on 12-AUG-1942. Further bombing decoys for RAF Wattisham were located at Boxford (TL 955 385) and Nedging (TM 007 476), and a second decoy site for RAF Great Ashfield was located at Ixworth (TL 948 714). (1)
By 1973 the site had been given over to agricultural usage and no features of the decoy could be seen on maps or aerial photography. (2)
NGR concords with that given in source 1. (3)
The 'Q-type' decoy at Gislingham was equipped with electric runway lights that ran from NE-SW. They were powered by a generator located in a bunker, which also provided shelter for the crew. RAF Great Ashfield was located five miles south-west of the decoy (4).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF55938 Monograph: Dobinson, C.. 1996. Twentieth century fortifications in England, volume 3. Bombing decoys of WWII : England's passive air defences, 1939-45.
- <S2> SSF55939 Bibliographic reference: Anderton, M. J.. 1999. Twentieth century military recording project: World War Two bombing decoy sites.
- <S3> SXS50101 Monograph: Dobinson, C.. 2000. Fields of Deception: Britain's Bombing Decoys of World War II.
- <S4> SSF60207 Bibliographic reference: Fairhead, H.. 1996. Huby Fairhead's decoy sites: wartime deception in Norfolk and Suffolk.
- <S5> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Feb 8 2022 10:36AM