Thesaurus Term/Concept: PICKETT HAMILTON FORT

Identifier 123500
Class DEFENCE OF BRITAIN
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A sunken, circular, concrete pillbox used on airfields. They remained flush with the surface to permit the free movement of aircraft, but if attack threatened, could be raised, hydraulically or by a counterbalance, and manned to give covering fire.

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Context Record
Monument Type MSF26051 Pickett Hamilton Forts, Ipswich Airport. (Monument)
Monument Type MSF26052 Pickett Hamilton Turret, Ipswich Airport. (Monument)
Monument Type MSF26341 RAF Martlesham Heath (WW2) (Monument)