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Monument details

HER Number:	MKE125161
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Fighter pen, RAF Manston

Summary

A fighter pen of Second World War date was visible as a structure in RAF/HLA/564 V 6029 01-JUN-1942.

Grid Reference:	TR 3397 6576
Map Sheet:	TR36NW
Parish:	MINSTER, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

FIGHTER PEN (Modern - 1939 AD to 1944 AD)
MILITARY AIRFIELD (Modern - 1939 AD to 1944 AD)

Full description

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A fighter pen of Second World War date was visible as a structure in RAF/HLA/564 V 6029 01-JUN-1942. The E-type fighter pen stood in the south-east corner of RAF Manston's grass outfield. It had been demolished by April 1944 (US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5010 19-APR-1944). It was recorded as a levelled earthwork in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 and was mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (1-3)

<1> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/HLA/564 V 6029 01-JUN-1942 (Archive). SKE57101.

<2> Historic England Archive, 1944, Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs, US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5010 19-APR-1944 (Archive). SKE57114.

<3> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-202 (Archive). SKE57110.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref.	Source description
<1>	Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/HLA/564 V 6029 01-JUN-1942.
<2>	Archive: Historic England Archive. 1944. Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs. US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5010 19-APR-1944.
<3>	Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-202.

Related records

TR 36 NW 432

Part of: Manston military and civil aviation airfield (Monument)