Tyne and Wear HER(12726): Whitley Bay, aircraft obstruction - Details
12726
N Tyneside
Whitley Bay, aircraft obstruction
Whitley Bay
NZ37SW
Defence
Anti Aircraft Defence Site
Aircraft Obstruction
Modern
C20
Earthwork
Second World War aircraft obstructions are visible as earthworks and cropamrks on air photographs, at NZ 3475 7483. The feature appears to be no longer extant on the latest 1988 Ordnance Survey vertical photography. The aircraft obstructions predate the anti aircraft battery (UID 1414464) located in the same area.
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3437
7482
NZ34377482
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1464911; RAF 58/B/40 5125 18-MAY-1948; RAF 4E/UK650 0092 12-JUN-1941