Discovering Black Down - how successful was Starfish.
Discover how successful Starfish on Blackdown was at diverting bombing raids away from Bristol.
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Discovering Black Down - Tumps and the Heinkel He 111
Discover how by the summer of 1940 due to the fear of invasion by the German Luftwaffe tumps were built on Black Down to prevent aircraft landing and taking off again.
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Discovering Black Down - Decoys: QL's QF's and Starfish
Discover how,using lights and fires, Black Down was made to resemble a poorly blacked-out Bristol at night to divert bombs away from the city.
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Discovering Black Down - Starfish and World War II
Discover how In World War II (1939-45), Black Down became a key site in the defence of Bristol.
The decoy town at Black Down was one of the first, may have been the largest, of a network of sites across the country designed to divert bombing away from major cities.
The decoy town at Black Down was one of the first, may have been the largest, of a network of sites across the country designed to divert bombing away from major cities.