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Type 22 hexagonal pillbox, built on low ground. It is sited close to a Robin hangar type B. It has a NW main arc of defence.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/06)
Official Name | RAF Wroughton |
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Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) |
Location | Overtown Hackpen, at RAF Wroughton, nr. Swindon. |
Area |
Wroughton, Swindon, England |
Grid reference |
SU 1535 7801
(Scale: 1:50000
, 1994)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete |
Recorder | Knapper, S.J. |
Defence grouping |
RAF Wroughton defences - Ground defences of the airfield of RAF Wroughton. |
Adjacent sites | Other RAF Wroughton defences. |
DOB site reference: | S0000256 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, During 1996/08 |