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Thesaurus Term/Concept: STARFISH SITE

Identifier 131260
Class DEFENCE OF BRITAIN
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A decoy site designed to simulate a burning urban area during a bombing raid in order to lure enemy bombers away form legitimate targets.

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Context Record
Monument Type MEX1034004 Second World War N Series (Naval) Bombing Decoy (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1034722 Site of Second World War N Series (Naval) Bombing Decoy, No. HA1, Walton-on-the-Naze (Monument)