Monument record LDG 047 - Airfield Bombing Decoy Q31c
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TL 7119 5840 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL75NW |
| Civil Parish | LIDGATE, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A Second World War 'Q-type' bombing decoy located at Lidgate (TL 712 584). It was constructed to deflect enemy night bombing from RAF Stradishall. It is referenced as being active on 12-AUG-1942. Further bombing decoy sites for Stradishall were located at Ashfield Green (TL 772 561) and Poslingford (TL 787 496). (1)
By 1976 the site had been given over to agricultural usage and no features of the decoy survive. (2)
Lidgate bombing decoy was built after the decoy at Ashfield Green ceased operation due to its close proximity to the newly constructed Chedburgh airfield. Lidgate was a 'Q-type' decoy with dummy runway lights, located near Cropley Grove Farm. It was never bombed.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <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.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Feb 15 2022 12:07PM