VE Day: WWII tower connected to escape of German pilot added to national heritage list

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The three-storey tower was built in 1940 by personnel who feared a possible invasion by Nazi Germany.

"There is the tower and then the bunker underground," said Jerome Tait from Historic England.

The station commander could access the tiny bunker - measuring approximately 6ft square - by an underground tunnel and mobilise the defence force if necessary.By 1940, Nazi Germany had successfully occupied other countries by dropping paratroopers into airfields.

 

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