Filey, North Yorkshire

Hi

Does anyone have any information or photos etc of Filey North Yorks during the second world war. any information would be great

Thanks

 

There's a fair few modern WW2 pictures here that came up on a google search:
RAF Bempton ROTOR radar station on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

You may wish to have a trawl through them incase he has obtained some original pictures too.

Maybe a email to the local library will bare fruit too.

Good luck
Andy

 

Thanks Andy, i have visited RAF Bempton. I will give the library another try, thanks

 

There's a bit on google if you hunt around too.

BBC - WW2 People's War - Kenneth S Burns: My War - Memories of a Prisoner of War - Part I

 

I have found a entry in Blitz Vol.2 that mentions a high powered Meacon transmitter being constructed in Filey.

Regards

 

There is a mention in Blitz Vol.3 that after an attack on the Noth East Air Marshall Hill ordered the deployment of 60 heavy anti-aircraft guns between Filey and Skegness, together with light AA and searchlights to form what was called the 'Gun Fringe'.

Regards

 

Hi Drew

Whats Book is that in, sounds interesting

Thanks

 

Hi Nick,

Here's a link to them - Careful they are addictive books as I found out this year !

THE BLITZ THEN AND NOW

Regarding Filey that is about it short of copying it Verbatum and there is only a few lines.

Regards
Andy

 

Some info on Filey Ranges...

Filey Ranges

Also some pillboxes... filey pillboxes - Google Search