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Alma Park
Anwick
Bardney
Barkston
Heath
Belton Park
Binbrook
Blankney Hall
Blyton
Boston Wyberton Fen
Bottesford
Bracebridge Heath
Braceby
Buckminster
Bucknall
Caistor
Cockthorne
Coleby Grange
Coningsby
Cranwell
Cuxwold
Digby
Donna Nook
Dunholme Lodge
East Halton
East Kirkby
Elsham Wolds
Faldingworth
Fiskerton
Folkingham
Freiston
Fulbeck
Gosberton
Goxhill
Grantham
Great Limber
Greenland Top
Grimsby
Grimsthorpe Park
Harlaxton
Hemswell
Hibaldstow
Holbeach
Humberston
Immingham
Ingham
Ingoldmels
Kelstern
Killingholme
Kirmington
Kirton in Lindsey
Langtoft
Leadenham
Lincoln West Common
Ludford Magna
Manby
Market Deeping
Market Stainton
Mere
Metheringham
Moorby
Morton Hall
New Holland
Nocton Hall
Normanby
North Coates
North Killingholme
North Witham
Norton Disney
Orby
Rauceby
Saltby
Sandtoft
Scampton
Scopwick
Sibsey
Skegness
Skellingthorpe
Skendleby
South Carlton
South Elkington
South Witham
Spilsby
Spitalgate
Stenigot
Strubby
Sturgate
Sutton Bridge
Swinderby
Swinstead
Theddlethorpe
Tydd St Mary
Waddington
Wainfleet
Waltham (Grimsby)
Wellingore
Wickenby
Wigsley
Winterton
Woodhall Spa
Updated: 16 Jan 05
Opened: 1940
Closed: ??
Units based here:
178 SU :: ??
RAF Stenigot served as a Chain Home High station during the Second World War and later as a NATO ACE HIGH station. This station on the Chain Home network helped provide early warning of Luftwaffe raids on the approaches to Sheffield and Nottingham and the Midlands. It had a Lincolnshire Chain Home Low counterpart at Ingoldmels.
RAF Stenigot was opened in 1940 as a Chain Home radar station it provided air warning for raids from Luftflotte V and the northern elements of Luftflotte II along the approaches to Sheffield and Nottingham and the central midlands. It was built to the East coast design, the same as as the experimental radar establishment at Bawdsey in 1936 consisting of a protected transmitter and receiver block with transmitter aerials suspended from four 350' steel towers and the receiver aerials mounted on four 240' timber towers. The operations blocks of an east coast CH are classified as Type A with a 5' 6" layer of shingle on the roof to disperse blast and earth banks around them.
RAF Stenigot was also provided with a buried reserve which consists of duplicate transmitter and receiver blocks at a dispersed location. The stand-by set house, which at Stenigot has now been demolished, was of similar construction.
The surviving Chain Home Hight transmitter mast view is currently used by the Aerial Erector School for 'climbing aptitude at height 'tests :: view here. The site still includes the bases of three other masts, the sub-surface transmitter and receiver buildings, a guardhouse, water tower and pill boxes.
The Viking Way long-distance footpath passes close to Stenigot and the mast can be seen to dominate the skyline to the east.
Some anecdotal evidence that there may have been a Chain Home Low facility at Stenigot as well. (Feb 2001 story)
RAF Neatishead in the Norfolk Broads is host to the RAF Air Defence Radar Museum :: click here.
CHAIN HOME HIGH at RAF Stenigot close-up and personal
A further photograph :: click here
Buy an aerial photo of RAF Stenigot on GetMapping.com
Subterranea
Britannica :
- Stenigot
overview
- Chain
Home and Ace High at Stenigot
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photos of RAF Stenigot Page
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2 :: Training
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