NHER 41288 (Monument record) - Cold War Thor missile site
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL78NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FELTWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
RAF Feltwell
Cold War Thor Missile site, within RAF base.
D. Gurney (NLA), 5 April 2005.
Feltwell was a major part of the Thor network: it was one of the first sites chosen to house Thor missiles, and was home to the Command Strategic Missile School. Feltwell was the base of 77 (Strategic Missile Squadron), and had four satellite stations - Mepal, North Pickenham (NHER 2697), Shepherd's Grove and Tuddenham. The site was deactivated on the first of July 1963 (S1) (S2).
K. Hamilton (HES) 9 November 2012
Layout of Thor launch pads visible on 1:10000 OS maps (S3).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF50158 Monograph: Cocroft, W.. 2001. Cold War Monuments: An Assessment by the Monuments Protection Programme..
- <S1> SNF68734 Monograph: Delve, K.. 2005. The Military Airfields of Britain: East Anglia: Norfolk and Suffolk..
- <S2> SNF65336 Publication: Bowyer, M.J.F.. 1979. Action Stations 1: Wartime Military Airfields of East Anglia 1935-1945.
- <S3> SNF51574 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2000. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 map (revised 2000).
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Record last edited
Mar 13 2020 1:02PM