2016

ST5712 : WWII civil bombing decoy control bunker - Clifton Maybank CP (1)

taken 8 years ago, near to Ryme Intrinseca, Dorset, England

WWII civil bombing decoy control bunker - Clifton Maybank CP (1)
WWII civil bombing decoy control bunker - Clifton Maybank CP (1)
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Civil Bombing Decoy (C Series): DoB ID: e18764

This is the control building for a WWII bombing decoy site, the sole survivor of a series of civil decoys for the town of Yeovil that were designed to divert enemy bombing from the Westland Aircraft factory. The site operated at night time only as both a 'QF' and a 'QL' decoy, the former produced a series of controlled fires from various sources, the latter would have simulated the lighting from a reconstructed Westland factory during an inadequate blackout. The control building has a blast wall protected central entrance leading to the control room on the left, and to a generator room on the right. It would have also provided the crew with a hardened shelter that was covered by earth banking. Records show that the site was operational between 1942 and 1943.

ST5712 : WWII civil bombing decoy control bunker - Clifton Maybank CP (2)

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ST5712, 15 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mike Searle   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 25 September, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 25 September, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 5793 1213 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:54.4259N 2:35.9825W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 5791 1211
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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