Monument record 4100 - Anti Aircraft Battery at Overton

Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery first documented in February 1940. The last reference was in June 1942. In June 1942 it was unarmed and had no radar, a common occurrence due to the shortage of metals and soldiers during the war. Anti aircraft batteries are sites where guns are placed with the purpose of shooting down enemy aircraft. They could contain large calibre guns such as modified artillery cannons (Heavy anti aircraft sites), or small calibre guns such as machine guns (Light anti-aircraft sites), or a combination of both. These sites often survive as earthworks and in some cases the concrete structure of the heavy sites are well preserved.