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RAF Culmhead is a World War II fighter airfield located near Trickey Warren Farm in Devon, England. The site retains substantial remains of its wartime defensive infrastructure, including concrete fighter pens constructed to provide hardened aircraft dispersal and protection against enemy air attack. These structures, along with associated airfield defences and ancillary buildings, date to the period of the airfield's operational use during the Second World War. The remains represent important physical evidence of Britain's air defence strategy and the dispersed airfield system developed to counter the threat of German air raids during the conflict.
World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, at Trickey Warren Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020492. View the official record →
RAF Culmhead is a World War II fighter airfield located near Trickey Warren Farm in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020492.
World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, at Trickey Warren Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020492.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two World War II air traffic control buildings, 620m west and 560m WSW of Whitewall Corner, on the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, Trickey Warren (0.9 km), Two groups of World War II pillboxes in the north eastern and north western sectors of the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, Trickey Warren (1.2 km), Round barrow cemetery 100m south of School Farm (2.7 km).
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