Monument record FEX 244 - World War II barrage balloon site on Landguard Point.

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Summary

A World War II barrage balloon site on Landguard Point, Felixstowe

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 28430 31734 (26m by 26m)
Map sheet TM23SE
Civil Parish FELIXSTOWE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

A World War II barrage balloon site is visible as a structure on aerial photographs taken in 1944, located at TM 28423173 to the south of the fort on Landguard Point, Felixstowe. The structure consists of a hexagonal concrete platform with a probable central tethering point. A balloon is also visible on photographs taken in April 1944. The concrete platform appears to have been at least partially destroyed by 1948. (S1) (S2) (S3) This site is part of the extensive balloon barrage which crossed Harwich Haven during the Second World War. A number of the balloons were tethered to vessels in the channel itself and others were located on land. See FEX 073, 165, 203, 205, 206, 207 and SLY 076, 082, 092 for other sites in the barrage. (S4)

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF 106W/LA/1 3036-3037 18-APR-1944.
  • <S2> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF 106G/LA/38 3072-3073 10-SEP-1944.
  • <S3> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF 58/115 5165-5166 30-AUG-1948.

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Jul 19 2013 12:54PM

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