Key
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Site | Light Anti-Aircraft Site | Coastal Battery | Radar Station |
Site No. | Name | OS Grid Reference |
D1 | Farthingloe | TR 297 399 |
D2 | Swingate | TR 349 433 |
D3 | Frith Farm | TR 319 436 |
D4 | St Radigund | TR 289 424 |
D5 | TR 328 426 | |
D6 | Dover Harbour | TR 328 416 |
D7 | Western Heights | TR 310 408 |
D8 | TR 329 461 | |
D10 | TR 352 477 | |
D12 | TR 356 513 |
Gun Strengths
Battle of Britain & the Blitz
Dates | 3.7 inch static | 3.7 inch mobile | 3 inch |
May 40 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
Jun 40 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Jul 40 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Aug 40 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Sep 40 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Oct 40 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Nov 40 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Dec 40 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
Jan 41 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
Feb 41 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
Mar 41 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
Apr 41 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
May 41 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
Overlord & Diver
Dates | 5.25 inch | 3.7 inch static | 3.7 inch mobile |
Mar 44 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
Apr 44 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Jun 44 | 0 | 24 | 28 |
Jul 44 | 0 | 24 | 8 |
Aug 44 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Jan 45 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
May 45 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
Heavy AA Regiments known to have occupied sites in this GDA
Dates | Units |
1939 – Oct 40 | 75 (Home Counties)(Cinque Ports) Anti-Aircraft Regiment |
Jul – Sep 42 | 76 (Gloucestershire) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment |
1942 | 127 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment |
Aug 44 | 173 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment |