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Monument details
| HER Number: | MKE125093 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Pipeline trenches for the FIDO system, RAF Manston |
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Summary
Pipeline trenches of Second World War date were seen as earthworks and levelled eartworks in US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5010 19-APR-1944.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3398 6552 |
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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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Monument Types
- MILITARY AIRFIELD (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- FOG DISPERSAL PLANT (Modern - 1943 AD to 1945 AD)
- PIPELINE (Modern - 1943 AD to 1945 AD)
- TRENCH (Modern - 1943 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Pipeline trenches of Second World War date were seen as earthworks and levelled earthworks in US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5010 19-APR-1944. These fragments of the Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation (FIDO) system indicate where some of the fuel lines were installed during 1943-44, around the east end of RAF Manston's crash runway including the position of the burners at the runway approach. The features were mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (1)
<1> Historic England Archive, 1944, Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs, US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5010 19-APR-1944 (Archive). SKE57114.
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. |
Related records
| TR 36 NW 1335 | Part of: RAF Manston FIDO fuel tanks and pumphouses (Monument) |
