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Monument details
| HER Number: | MKE125138 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | RAF Manston FIDO control chamber |
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Summary
A control chamber of Second World War date was seen as a structure in US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5010 19-APR-1944.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3451 6528 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NW |
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| Parish: | MANSTON, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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A control chamber of Second World War date was seen as a structure in US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5010 19-APR-1944. The small building is described as a control chamber for the Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation system installed at the airfield during the latter years of the Second World war (RAF Manston airfield plan held by the RAF Museum (Hendon) (reference X004-2380).
It was recorded as a demolished structure on Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 and was 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, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57114.
<2> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.
<3> Geoffrey Williams, 1995, Flying Through Fire. FIDO - the Fogbuster of World War Two (Bibliographic reference). SKE57329.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Archive: Historic England Archive. 1944. Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. |
| <2> | Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: Geoffrey Williams. 1995. Flying Through Fire. FIDO - the Fogbuster of World War Two. |
Related records
| TR 36 NW 1335 | Part of: RAF Manston FIDO fuel tanks and pumphouses (Monument) |
