1 A prisoner of war camp that can be seen on an aerial photograph from 1948. There is also an area of structures, possibly associated with the camp, to its ...
The site of Maxstoke Prisoner of War Camp identified from an aerial photograph. It dates from the Second World War, and was situated 500m southeast of Maxstoke.
1 The site of a fire based bombing decoy site from the Second World War known as a permanent Starfish. Fire based decoys were set up following the bombing of ...
The site of a fire based decoy bombing installation known as a permanent Starfish from the Second World War. Night time blazes were created to confuse enemy aircraft and draw them away from their real target. Documentary evidence gives this grid reference west of Maxstoke.
1. Maxstoke bombing decoy site in the Q programme for Birmingham.
Lighting decoys were a cheap and effective method of confusing the enemy and their deployment dates from July ...
A bombing decoy site from the Second World War designed to confuse the enemy into dropping their bombs in the wrong place. Documentary evidence places it 800m east of Maxstoke.