NHER 31920 (Monument record) - World War Two bombing decoy
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG40NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FREETHORPE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Wickhampton Marshes.
Site of starfish decoy.
Grid reference from Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum (but called Halvergate Marshes).
E. Rose (NLA), 26 July 1996.
April 2007. Norfolk NMP
Earthworks of four small bomb craters are visible at the site of a World War Two bombing decoy on aerial photographs (S1-S2). These craters are centred on TG 4474 0586. Four craters are present on a roughly southwest to northeast alignment. They are located within the area of a World War Two night bombing decoy (known as a ‘Starfish’ site) which used lights to imitate a genuine target. This decoy was positioned between Norwich and Great Yarmouth and probably served one of these locations. The decoy is shown on a map in (S3) but no additional details are given. No structures or features relating to the decoy itself are visible on the aerial photographs and only four bomb craters were present at the site.
J. Albone (NMP), 30 April 2007
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF67305 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1606 3020-1 27-JUN-1946 (NHER TG 4406A-B).
- <S2> SNF67306 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1953. RAF 82/724 9-10 16-FEB-1953 (NHER TG 45005A-B).
- <S3> SNF50497 Monograph: Fairhead, H.. 1996. Huby Fairhead's Decoy Sites. Wartime Deception in Norfolk and Suffolk.. p i.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Jun 27 2025 8:40AM