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Monument details
| HER Number: | MKE125246 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Bomb craters, RAF Manston |
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Summary
Bomb craters of Second World War date were visible as earthworks in RAF/HLA/564 V 6029 01-JUN-1942.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3410 6594 |
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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
Full description
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Four bomb craters of Second World War date were visible as earthworks in RAF/HLA/564 V 6029 01-JUN-1942, on the eastern flank of RAF Manston. They were recorded as levelled earthworks in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 and were mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (1-2)
<1> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/HLA/564 V 6029 01-JUN-1942 (Archive). SKE57101.
<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. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/HLA/564 V 6029 01-JUN-1942. |
| <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) |
