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 | MNF4510 RAF Marham (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MNF15169 Thorpe Abbotts Airfield, World War Two airfield and battle headquarters (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MNF32543 World War Two Picket Hamilton fort at Norwich airport (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MNF32544 World War Two Picket Hamilton fort at Norwich airport (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MNF32545 World War Two Picket Hamilton fort at Norwich airport (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MNF56082 World War Two Pickett-Hamilton fort, Swanton Morley Airfield (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MNF56083 World War Two Pickett-Hamilton fort, Swanton Morley Airfield (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MNF56084 World War Two Pickett-Hamilton fort, Swanton Morley Airfield (Monument) |