Airfield bombing decoy site listing
Reply With QuoteMikeO kindly sent me some scans of AIR 20/4352 dated 12/08/1942. Following data is transcribed from it.
Locations are based on Ordnance Survey 1" maps: sheet/grid ref
Number Control Decoy Type Location 1a Wick Sarclet T S12/865656 2a Lossiemouth Milltown abandoned 2b Lossiemouth Kingston D S29/831880 3a Dyce Harestone Moss T S40/444403 4a Leuchars Craigie K abandoned 4b Leuchars Eden Mouth D S64/996437 5a Turnhouse Ratho T S73/608918 6a Drem Black Loch transferred to 123 6b Drem Spittal D S68/980981 7a Acklington Long Houghton abandoned 7b Acklington Widdrington D 4/758146 8a Thornaby Grangetown T 15/052419 8b Thornaby Middleton D 15/960315 9a Catterick Low Moor abandoned 9b Catterick Birkby D 14/798205 10a Dishforth Cold Kirby KQ transferred to 88 10b Dishforth Boltby transferred to 88 10c Dishforth Raskelf D 22/026814 11a Linton Bossall K abandoned 11b Linton Wigginton D 27/026814 12a Driffield Skipsea not listed not listed 12b Driffield Skerne abandoned 12c Driffield Kilham D 28/557828 13a Leconfield Routh T 28/551622 14a Church Fenton Kelfield D 32/063595 14b Church Fenton Hambleton T 32/039510 14c Church Fenton Menthorpe abandoned 15a Finningley Owston Ferry D 38/259206 15b Finningley Armthorpe abandoned 16a Hemswell Caenby abandoned 16b Hemswell Toft Grange D 39/500063 16c Hemswell Glentham D 39/478087 17a North Coates Donna Nook abandoned see 121 18a Coningsby/Manby Hagnaby abandoned 18b Coningsby/Manby Frithvile D 56/762686 18c Coningsby/Manby Sibsey not listed not listed 19a Scampton Rand transferred to 177 20a Waddington Potter Hanworth D 47/558736 20c Waddington Gautby abandoned 21a Digby Ruskington abandoned 21b Digby Dorrington D 47/558736 22a Grantham Folkingham abandoned 23a Sutton Bridge Terrington Marsh T 65/015415 24a Bircham Newton Coxford Heath T 57/289493 24b Bircham Newton Sedgeford T 57/197549 24c Bircham Newton Salthouse transferred to 119 24d Bircham Newton Burnham Sutton D 57/302576 25a West Raynham Fulmodestone transferred to 114 25b West Raynham Gately D 57/411429 26a Swanton Morley North Tuddenham T 66/493317 27a Marham Swaffham abandoned 27b Marham South Acre D 66/254307 27c Marham Wormegay D 65/106313 28a Honington Thetford abandoned 28b Honington Ixworth transferred to 166 29a Feltwell Lakenheath abandoned see 165 29b Feltwell Stanford abandoned 29c Feltwell Southery D 75/127135 30a Mildenhall Cavenham abandoned 30b Mildenhall Littleport D 75/039039 31a Stradishall Ashfield Green abandoned 31b Stradishall Poslingford D 86/239682 31c Stradishall Lidgate D 86/164770 32a Wattisham Boxford T 86/405568 32b Wattisham Gislingham transferred to 166 32c Wattisham Nedging D 86/457699 33a Cottesmore Swayfield abandoned 34a Wittering Maxey T 64/601269 34b Wittering Alwalton D 74/606142 35a Upwood Benwick D 75/801109 36a Wyton Haddenham transferred to 118 36b Wyton Somersham abandoned 36c Wyton Colne D 75/844965 37a Bassingbourn Barley T 85/844965 38a Upper Heyford Otmoor T 94/027338 39a Duxford Horseheath D 85/038669 39b Duxford Great Eversden D 85/788726 40a Debden Stambourne transferred to 174 41a Northolt Barnet abandoned 42a North Weald Nazeing abandoned 42b North Weald Blackmore D 107/065229 43a Hornchurch Bulphan T 107/098043 44a Martlesham Hollesley T 87/785643 45a Bicester Grendon Underwood T 94/125396 46a Benson Pyrton T 105/107181 47a Harwell Beedon T 113/915978 48a Biggin Hill Lullingstone T 115/967836 49a Detling Lenham T 116/361718 50a Manston Monkton abandoned 50b Manston Ash Level D 117/741800 51a Tangmere Gumber abandoned 51b Tangmere Colworth D 133/361222 52a Thorney Island West Wittering abandoned 53a Coltishall Beeston St Lawrence T 67/777406 53b Coltishall Suffield D 58/702501 54a Horsham St Faith Crostwick D 67/722328 55a Llandow Marcross transferred to 151 56a South Cerney Ashton Keynes D 104/473133 57a Aston Down Horsley T 103/309169 58a Pembrey Kidwelly transferred to 100 59a Old Sarum Pitton T 122/636522 60a Hullavington Allington T 111/327975 61a St Eval Trelow Down T 136/354911 61b St Eval Tregonetha Down abandoned 61c St Eval Colan D 143/302813 62a Warmwell Knighton T 141/245074 63a Netheravon 64a Exeter Woodbury D 138/469084 64a Exeter Woodbury 64b Exeter Clyst Hydon abandoned 64c Exeter Aylesbeare Common T 138/487116 64d Exeter Clyst St Mary T 138/425133 65a Boscombe Down South Newton D 122/534560 66a Brize Norton Chimney T 104/790206 67a Upavon All Cannings T 112/521812 68a Middle wallop Houghton D 122/768544 69a Odiham Froyle D 123/167633 70a Andover Thruxton abandoned 70b Andover Hurstbourne Tarrant T 113/842735 71a Ternhill Chipnall T 52/181534 72a Shawbury Withington T 61/006355 73a Little Rissington Farmington abandoned 74a Kidlington Enstone abandoned 74b Kidlington Fawler D 93/825384 74c Kidlington Glympton abandoned 75a Reading Warfield T 114/304942 76a Silloth Pelutho abandoned 76b Silloth West Newton D 8/588666 77a Montrose Warburton T S51/249837 78a Carew Cheriton Begelly T 99/552302 79a Castletown Barrock T S12/778914 80a Cranfield Hardmead T 84/374678 81a Oakington Rampton T 75/919886 81b Oakington Boxworth D 85/785850 82a Kenley Woldingham T 115/829750 82bi Kenley South Godstone 82bii Kenley South Godstone 82d Kenley Farleigh 83a Abbotsinch Glennifer Braes transferred to C15 84a Bramcote Wibtoft T 73/926065 85a Binbrook Wyham abandoned 85b Binbrook Kelstern abandoned 85c Binbrook Ludborough D 40/752152 86a Colerne West Littleton D 111/209972 86b Colerne Monkton Farleigh D 111/262867 87a Lindholme Belton abandoned 87b Lindholme Eastoft D 32/259364 88a Topcliffe Raskelf transferred to 10 88b Topcliffe Cold Kirby abandoned 88c Topcliffe Boltby D 22/990053 89a Leeming Burneston D 21/803062 90a Kirton in Lindsey Cadney T 39/483245 90b Kirton In Lindsey Thornton le Moor D 39/496151 91a Newton Cotgrave abandoned 91b Newton Tithby transferred to 139 92a Swinderby Bassingham abandoned 92b Swinderby Brant Broughton D 47/368747 93a Catfoss Skipsea abandoned 93b Catfoss Dunnington abandoned 93c Catfoss Beeford D 28/596747 94a Kinloss Burghead D S28/631877 95a Ouston Berwick Hill D 7/667972 96a Gravesend Cliffe Marshes D 116/170964 96b Gravesend Luddesdown T 116/129848 97a Kingscliffe Warmington abandoned 97b Kingscliffe Alwalton not listed not listed 98a Honiley Wolverton abandoned 98b Honiley Wootten Wawen D 82/582815 99a West Malling Collier Street abandoned 99b West Malling Hammer Dyke D 125/082650 100a Fairwood Common Reynoldstone D 100/944123 100b Fairwood Common Kidwelly T 100/877293 101a Chivenor Braunton Burrows D 118/893559 102a Cranage Betchton T 44/249811 103a Elsham Wolds Great Limber D 39/609267 103b Elsham Wolds South Ferriby T 33/470398 104a Goxhill Burnham abandoned 105a Hibaldstow Thornton le Moor transferred to 90 106a Syerston Kneeton T 54/178655 107a Wellesbourne Mountford Pillerton Priors T 82/759682 108a Pershore Netherton D 82/451626 109a Aldergrove Corbally T 313/137837 110a Limvady Crindle T 304/654280 111a Portreath Tehidy T 146/046658 112a Hunsdon Braughing D 96/859451 113a Charmy Down no data 114a Foulsham Fulmodestone T 57/468489 115a Predannack Kynance T 146/101370 115b Predannack Goonhilly Downs D 146/156414 116a Perranporth Penhale Sands T 143/201795 117a Bodney no data 118a Waterbeach Haddenham abandoned 118b Waterbeach Soham D 75/019918 119a Langham Salthouse D 57/541608 119b Langham Warham St Mary D 57/406615 120a Pocklington Burnby D 27/307672 121a Donna Nook Marsh Chapel D 40/871192 122a Ayr Newark Hill D S78/790388 123a East Fortune Black Loch D S75/169944 124a High Ercall Kinnersley D 61/132392 125a Snaith Drax D 32/134437 126a Scorton Birkby not listed not listed 127a Barkston Heath Willoughby Walks transferred to 171 128a Middleton St George Crathorne D 15/923265 129a East Kirkby Sibsey D 56/830718 130a Polebrook Little Gidding D 74/569009 131a Doncaster Armthorpe transferred to 151 132a Sumburgh Quendale not listed not listed 132b Sumburgh Scatness D S4/938294 133a Woolfox Lodge Pickworth D 64/460315 133b Woolfox Lodge Swinstead not listed not listed 134a Penrhos Porth Caered T 49/779475 135a Valley Newborough D 41/874661 136a Wrexham Minera D 51/715699 137a Holme South Newbald D 33/427567 138a Wombleton not listed not listed 139a Bottesford Tithby D 54/169546 139b Bottesford Belvoir abandoned 139c Bottesford Foston D 55/332605 140a York Bugthorpe D 27/254788 141a Nutts Corner Groganstown T 314/245704 142a Eglington Faughanvale transferred to 184 143a Ballyhalbert Kearney T 321/634524 144a Chelveston Swineshead D 84/514828 145a Molesworth Grafham D 74/629881 146a Tempsford Boxworth transferred to 81 147a Hawkinge Wootton D 117/678661 148a Abingdon Pyrton returned to 46 149a Docking North Creake abandoned 149b Docking Burnham Sutton transferred to 24 150a Yatesbury Easton Down T 112/497865 151a St Athan Penmark abandoned 151b St Athan Marcross abandoned 151c St Athan Flemingston T 109/473920 152a Halton Puttenham T 95/331332 153a Sealand Puddington T 43/777947 154a Peterhead St Fergus T S31/575742 155a Atcham Cressage D 61?044229 156a Crosby Scaleby D 5/923827 157a Hawarden Bretton see C42 158a Weston-super-Mare Bleadon see C86 159a Ossington Upton D 46/202762 160a Hurn Ridley Plain transferred to 183 160b Hurn Verwood D 131/535270 161a Ibsley Woodgreen T 131/620365 161b Ibsley Verwood transferred to 160 162a Manby Mablethorpe T 40/943035 163a Gatwick Lower Beeding transferred to 168 164a Woodvale Great Altcar D 35/797290 165a Lakenheath Brandon abandoned 166a Great Ashfield Gislingham D 76/517913 166b Great Ashfield Ixworth transferred to 182 167a Watchfield Kingston Warren D 104/758044 168a Redhill South Godstone transferred to 82b 168b Redhill Lower Beeding T 124/674491 169a Watton West Bradenham D 66/370254 169b Watton Breckles D 76/407133 170a Snetterton no data 171a Cranwell Willoughby Walks D 55/496604 172a Hardwick Hempnall D 77/713131 173a Talbenny Marloes D 99/215312 174a Ridgewell Stambourne abandoned 174b Ridgewell Stambourne T 86/177581 175a Defford Longdon D 92/284373 176a Bungay Rumburgh D 77/812004 177a Wickenby Rand D 47/597989 178a Wing Wingrave D 95/306366 179a Charter Hall Swinton abandoned 180a Millfield Lowick abandoned 181a Brunton Elford abandoned 182a Bury St Edmunds Ixworth D 76/402897 183a Holmesley South Ridley Plain D 131/645275 184a Ballykelly Faughanvale T 304/577219
Discussion thread is HERE
Bookmarks