NHER 13552 (Monument record) - World War Two bombing decoy site
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF90NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRADENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Approximate site of East Bradenham dummy airfield 1939-45 (landing lights only).
See (S1).
Grid reference corrected in 1988 edition of (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 10 June 1988.
Also known as Saham Grove, or (in error) West Bradenham, there is still apparently confusion over the exact extent of the site. It is believed that the Germans knew about its use as a wooden bomb is said to have been dropped on it. (But this story occurs all over England!)
E. Rose (NLA), 17 May 1993.
(S2) places this in Holme Hale parish at TF 912 070. (S1) is more probably correct, one would think.
E. Rose (NLA) 4 March 1997.
The Holme Hale location is also given for this 'Q'-type decoy airfield by (S3), which refers to it as West Bradenham.
P. Watkins (HES), 18 January 2023.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF2473 Article in Serial: 1973. Airfields of Norfolk and Suffolk. Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum. Part 1.
- <S2> SNF5769 Serial: Dobinson, C.S.. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England.. Vol III, p 99.
- <S3> SNF101966 Website: 2023-. Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. https://www.abct.org.uk/. 17 January 2023. West Bradenham [accessed 18 January 2023].
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Record last edited
Jan 18 2023 6:12AM