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Monument details
| HER Number: | MKE125077 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Southern perimeter track, RAF Manston |
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Summary
RAF Manston's southern perimeter track of Second World War date was visible as a structure in US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5010 19-APR-1944.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3315 6542 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NW |
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| Parish: | MANSTON, THANET, KENT |
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| MINSTER, THANET, KENT |
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| CLIFFSEND, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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RAF Manston's southern perimeter track of Second World War date was visible as a structure in US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5010 19-APR-1944. The extant perimeter track runs parallel to the south side of the crash runway, constructed in 1943-44 (Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021). In addition, part of the old course of the Cliffs End road was adapted and used during construction. These features were mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (1-2)
<1> Historic England Archive, 1944, Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs, US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5010 19-APR-1944 (Archive). SKE57114.
<2> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Archive: Historic England Archive. 1944. Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs. US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5010 19-APR-1944. |
| <2> | Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. |
Related records
| TR 36 NW 432 | Part of: Manston military and civil aviation airfield (Monument) |
