Information for record number MWA9684:
Hunningham Permanent Starfish Site

Summary The site of a fire based bombing decoy installation from the Second World War known as a Starfish. Night time fires were created to confuse enemy aircraft and to draw them away from their real target. Documentary evidence gives this grid reference 900m SW of Hunningham.
What Is It?  
Type: Bombing Decoy
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Hunningham
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 36 67
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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