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18 Jul 2013 08:10 #11
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I've got a PDF copy of Hunstanton Anti-Aircraft Range Bye-Laws dated 1924.
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Is this not the Hunstanton Air-to-Air Range? - for some reason I have it in my head that it's associated with the AA range at Gore Point.
I think I have seen a copy of the Hunstanton Aero Range bye-law. I just can't remember where. I did get some hardcopy copies of files sent by someone, I'll have a rummage and see if it was in that.
I've got a PDF copy of Hunstanton Anti-Aircraft Range Bye-Laws dated 1924.
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18 Jul 2013 22:59 #12
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Yup, you can get that one from the site ( www.gov.uk/government/publications/norfolk-byelaws ), but there's a second one titled "Hunstanton Aero Range" that the MOD don't have a copy of and TNA don't appear to have either. I hope that a copy might be available buried in town archives transferred to County Hall. Coastguard archives are another possibility, but who holds these?
I've checked and the only one I have is the 1924 AA range.
The AA range is off Gore Point in 1924, then some time later that becomes an AFV/artillery/MG moving target range on Holme Dunes (possible "Sanctuary" range associated with Titchwell, although that's unconfirmed). Where Hunstanton Aero Range fits into this is uncertain, although I have a strong suspicion it will still be in the Gore Point area.
I haven't really done mush more on this site for the last 18 months or so. I need to make time for another visit to County Hall archives and this time photograph the coastal defence maps as well as look at the post-war Hunstanton area correspondence files.
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I've got a PDF copy of Hunstanton Anti-Aircraft Range Bye-Laws dated 1924.
Yup, you can get that one from the site ( www.gov.uk/government/publications/norfolk-byelaws ), but there's a second one titled "Hunstanton Aero Range" that the MOD don't have a copy of and TNA don't appear to have either. I hope that a copy might be available buried in town archives transferred to County Hall. Coastguard archives are another possibility, but who holds these?
I've checked and the only one I have is the 1924 AA range.
The AA range is off Gore Point in 1924, then some time later that becomes an AFV/artillery/MG moving target range on Holme Dunes (possible "Sanctuary" range associated with Titchwell, although that's unconfirmed). Where Hunstanton Aero Range fits into this is uncertain, although I have a strong suspicion it will still be in the Gore Point area.
I haven't really done mush more on this site for the last 18 months or so. I need to make time for another visit to County Hall archives and this time photograph the coastal defence maps as well as look at the post-war Hunstanton area correspondence files.
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19 Jul 2013 08:49 #13
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With the word 'Aero' in the title, somewhat old fashioned, I should expect the document to be around the same era, 1920's.
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26 May 2020 15:57 #14
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No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot (probably not Mark Twain)
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Having been starved of new information I have been revisiting old links that still work or amending them if I could find the new address. One such site was the MOD Bye-laws site and I noticed that a number of bye-laws had been added that I don't recall. The link below shows two for pre-war Holbeach but I only recall one before. The newer ones appear to be direct scans whereas the original ones have been cleaned and cropped where this was possible. Not much extra on air related ranges but if this is an ongoing update worth keeping an eye on.
www.gov.uk/government/publications/lincolnshire-byelaws
On a related note, TNA have a file that contains War Office Bye-laws covering WW1 to 1920 and include some of those "Aero" ranges missing in the MOD files, including Lakenheath Bombing Ground and Littlestone Aero Range (WO 279/869)
Sadly on some of the air related ranges I had difficulty drawing their limits as they referred to buoys or lights that were either not named on modern charts, moved or simply removed. Also some were not clear if North was TRUE or MAGNETIC - I tend to default to TRUE.
www.gov.uk/government/publications/lincolnshire-byelaws
On a related note, TNA have a file that contains War Office Bye-laws covering WW1 to 1920 and include some of those "Aero" ranges missing in the MOD files, including Lakenheath Bombing Ground and Littlestone Aero Range (WO 279/869)
Sadly on some of the air related ranges I had difficulty drawing their limits as they referred to buoys or lights that were either not named on modern charts, moved or simply removed. Also some were not clear if North was TRUE or MAGNETIC - I tend to default to TRUE.
No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot (probably not Mark Twain)
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