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St Aldhelm's Head Radar Memorial

St Aldhelm's Head Radar Memorial

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St Aldhelm's Head Radar Memorial

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Location: Worth Matravers, Purbeck, Dorset, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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Chris

December 10, 2024

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For a number of years there were various discussions about ways to commemorate the pioneering work on radar undertaken at Worth Matravers during World War II. Towards the end of …

MCW73

February 9, 2025

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Memorial to commemorate the invention of Radar. This technology was pivotal in helping Britain defend it's skies during ww2, and lead to the Victory of the war.

Kinga

February 14, 2025

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Location: Worth Matravers, Purbeck, Dorset, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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