Monument record 0787900000 - 1.3 km west of Thistlebrook Farm

Summary

Approximate site of Second World War decoy airfield SW of Wingrave

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (3)

  • BOMBING DECOY (Constructed 1940, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
  • DECOY AIRFIELD (Modern - 1940 AD to 1942 AD?)
  • Q SITE (Modern - 1940 AD to 1942 AD?)

Description

Wingrave was a decoy airfield for RAF Wing, operating as a night-time decoy ('Q' site). The only documentary reference to the 'Q' site was on 12th August 1942 (B1).
The decoy was a Q 'Drem' type layout with NE-SW aligned approach funnel and flarepath (B2).
The detailed layout of the decoy airfield is not clear. B1 records the NGR as centred on SP860173.

Sources (2)

  • <1>XYSBC24843 Unpublished document: Colin Dobinson. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Vol III: Bombing Decoys of WWII. pp99,111. [Mapped feature: #31023 ]
  • <2>SBC24847 Digital archive: Airfield Research Group. 2012. Airfield bombing decoy site listing. 178a.

Location

Grid reference SP 860 173 (point)
Civil Parish WINGRAVE WITH ROWSHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 16 2020 12:43PM

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