2010

NS4277 : Starfish Decoy Site - Control Bunker, Auchenreoch Muir

taken 16 years ago, near to Bellsmyre, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Starfish Decoy Site - Control Bunker, Auchenreoch Muir
Starfish Decoy Site - Control Bunker, Auchenreoch Muir
During air-raids, Civil Defence teams lit fires on the moor to decoy bombers from their targets, generally on Clydeside. The bunker gave shelter when the plan worked!

See also NS4277 : Starfish Decoy Site - Control Bunker Escape Hatch, Auchenreoch Muir, NS4277 : Remains of Starfish decoy, NS4277 : Concrete block at Starfish decoy site and NS4178 : Starfish Decoy Site - Bomb Crater, Auchenreoch Muir

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Category: Wartime relics WWII WW2 Bunker Decoy Starfish Blitz Crater Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Starfish Decoy Control Bunker [11] Other Photos: · Remains of Starfish decoy · Concrete block at Starfish decoy site · Starfish Decoy Site - Control Bunker Escape Hatch, Auchenreoch Muir · Starfish Decoy Site - Bomb Crater, Auchenreoch Muir · Starfish Decoy control bunker · Starfish Decoy control bunker · Starfish Decoy control bunker ·
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Gerry Law   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 29 August, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 25 January, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 4204 7753 [10m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 4203 7753
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