Unidentified Sites: Suffolk 1945

16 Nov 2010 20:57 #1 by P Bellamy
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A series of similar sites can be seen along the Suffolk coast between Orford and Lowestoft in the "1945" Google Earth coverage.(See attached KMZ folder.)

Many of them appear to have possibly been 4-gun anti-aircraft batteries, so could these be temporary gun sites as part of the "Diver" anti-V1 gun belt?

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PB

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16 Nov 2010 21:09 #2 by Peter Kirk
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They seem to be sets of huts (mostly bases). I don't know if the anti-diver guns had much in the way of permanent accomodation. They do look strange though and oddly scattered. Not sure about the actual date of these photos though I supect they are later 40s.

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16 Nov 2010 21:51 #3 by P Bellamy
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The markers are on the hutted areas in each case, as that's the easiest bit to spot. ;)

Most of the locations seem to have the same basic set of structures.
Hutted camp: arrowed yellow
Possible gun area: arrowed red
Huts, usually two, associated with the gun area: arrowed blue

Orientation is top to north in each image:

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