Thesaurus Term/Concept: PICKETT HAMILTON FORT
| Identifier | 123500 |
|---|---|
| Class | DEFENCE OF BRITAIN |
| Status | Preferred |
| Index? | Yes |
| Scope Note | A sunken, circular, concrete pillbox used on airfields. They remained flush with the surface to permit the free movement of aircraft, but if attack threatened, could be raised, hydraulically or by a counterbalance, and manned to give covering fire. |
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| Context | Record |
|---|---|
| Monument Type | MPM1204 Pickett Hamilton Fort, D-Day Museum (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM208 Pickett Hamilton Fort, Hilsea (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1205 Site of Pickett Hamilton Fort (demolished) (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MPM1206 Site of Pickett Hamilton Fort (Monument) |