Monument record MDO29712 - Second World War bomb crater, East Fleet.

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A probable Second World War bomb crater is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs dating from 1946 in mudflats at East Fleet.

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A probable Second World War bomb crater is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs dating from 1946 in mudflats at East Fleet (1). It measures approximately 23m in diameter. The crater is not visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial imagery available to the project. (2/3) This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13-APR-1946. RAF/106/G/UK1411 4060.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 15-OCT-2010. CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2009.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2009. Google Earth.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6272 7943 (34m by 34m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY67NW
Civil Parish Fleet; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Nov 5 2013 3:28PM

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