WW2 Decoy sites

The KQ site at Nazeing Common is known to many by both titles. Some people call it Broadley Common, some call it Nazeing Common. They are literally next to one another, and there the confusion reigns I would wager!
I live not more than half a mile from the Nazeing KQ site, and I have never heard of any other decoy site in this locality.

martinburney wrote:

Hi

As mentioned in my last post, I am still looking for precise 6 figure grid ref's for the following decoy locations, can anyone help.

BODNEY,Norfolk, BRANDON, Suffolk, BROADLEY, Essex, BURGH, Norfolk, CAENBY, Lincs, CAUDLEMERE, Norfolk, CHAIR OF LYDE, PRKNEYS, COLTISHALL, Norfolk, DRAYTON, Norfolk, GLIMS MOSS, Orkneys, HILLBOROUGH, Norfolk, LONG LOAD, Somerset, LOWICK, Northumbria, LYBSTER, Caithness, METHWOLD SEVERALLS, Norfolk, MICHELDEVER, Hants, MONKTON, Kent, NETHERAVON, WILTS, NEWTON BAY, Hants, NEWTON POPPLEFORD, Devon, ROSEISLE, Morayshire, ROUSAY, Orkneys, SHOTESHAM, Norfolk, SHURDINGTON, Gloucs, SOUTH PICKENHAM, Norfolk, SURLINGHAM, Norfolk, SWINTON, Berwickshire, WALTON HEATH, Surrey, WEASENHAM, Norfolk, WESTBY, Lancs, WHATFIELD, Suffolk, WHITEKIRK, Lothian.

I can help with location of two of these sites but only in lat. and long.
Monkton a Q site for Manston was 51 degrees 21 mins 10 secs N; 1 degree 16mins 40secs E
Whitekirk a Q site for Drem was 56degrees 1min 44secs N; 2 degrees 39mins 30secs W

These locations are quoted off a copy of an old Air Min doc, I have.

Hi All

I'm not sure if this post is in the right place if it's not please feel free to move it Mr Moderator.

Well as the title surgests I'm interested in the location of decoy site for former WW2 air fields, I'v just found the control room
for the decoy site of RAF Brize Norton (Just past Tad pole bridge), there are no details on the defence of Brittan web data base.
I have a copy of Military airfields by Willes & Holliss and I'd like to tie up with the book which airfields had a decoy site.

Is there a decent list of locations and what would of been the criteria for adding a decoy site.

Any help on this would be great
thanks Mike Tucknott

A good book on the subject is Fields Of Deception www.methuen.co.uk/titles.php/itemcode/625

Hi As Regards the "Newhaven" Decoy site,

I can rember being told by my Mother who came from "Newhaven" that the Decoy was "Cuckmere haven" Seaford.

And that ther was also something on what was locally known as the "Wreck" at the Bottom of "Evelyn Ave" But I have no idea what

Sorry I can't be more specific it's a long time since I was down there

Ian

The most southerly of these three sites was Cuckmore Haven.

All Naval decoys.

Again, not actually an airfield, but certainly vital for the defence of the realm, the RN cordite factory at holton heath had two decoys built for it, one about a mile to the north, which has become known as decoy heath, which had some earthworks created around it which mimicked those of the real factory along with a series of sacrificial wooden buildings which would be set on fire by the home guard to simulate a hit. the site also had a second decoy created near the village of arne. there was also a gun emplacement nearby which I have failed to locate so far. the village was evacuated.

www.dorsetlife.co.uk/articles/ArticlesDetail.asp?ID=811

EDIT... I think i've found the gun emplacements...

maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=50.692107,-2.0419366&z=18&t=h&hl=en

Bulphan Dummy airfield site for RAF Hornchurch

unlockingessex.essexcc.gov.uk/custom_pag...&monument_id=1031026

This might be of some interest, a WW2 Bombing Decoy site, Fobbing

unlockingessex.essexcc.gov.uk/custom_pag...8&monument_id=31870#

Attached is the Decoy Site at Siddick Nr Workington Cumbria it protected the Large Steel Works. I managed to get it listed in 1999.

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