Monument record MWX4851 - RAF Worth Matravers

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Radio Direction Finding station.

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Military RDF station seen on a 1940s AP. (1) In 1940, the Air Ministry Research Establishment moved to Worth Matravers, to become the Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE). This establishment built and tested the Radio Direction Finding (RDF) equipment. (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Digital archive: Anon. 1940. 1940s APs. AP40_396000E_79000N.
  • <2> Monograph: Smith, G. 1999. Dorset Airfields of the Second World War. p.89.

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Location

Grid reference SY 96391 77429 (point)
Map sheet SY97NE
Civil Parish Worth Matravers; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 028 103

Record last edited

Dec 30 2023 8:01AM

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