NHER 12416 (Monument record) - World War One airfield and World War Two bombing decoy
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF70SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GOODERSTONE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Site of Gooderstone Warren 2nd class night landing ground (in use 1918).
Information from Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum via [1].
Reused as decoy site, World War Two, and also bombing range. Two guidance towers and a hangar like building said to remain. This was slightly to south.
See (S1).
Information from Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum 1984.
E. Rose (NAU), 19 July 1984.
(S2) questions whether the information is correct, as he states there is no official documentation of a decoy in this area.
E. Rose (NLA), 8 May 1998.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF101966 Website: 2023-. Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. https://www.abct.org.uk/. 17 January 2023. Gooderstone Warren [accessed 17 January 2023].
- <S1> SNF10872 Aerial Photograph: RAF. RAF AP 5177.
- <S2> SNF5750 Monograph: Dobinson, C.. 1996. Bombing decoys of World War II.. p 84.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
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Record last edited
Jan 17 2023 9:17PM