Page 7 - RAF Regiment
P. 7
RAF Fiskerton RAF Regiment Battle Headquarters
Fiskerton had a Battle HQ on ‘A’ Flight Line allowing full coverage of the airfield thus
allowing the RAF Regiment Commander to direct his force and suppress any
attempts to take the airfield by enemy airborne forces.
This Bunker may have been a Type 11008/41, as it is the principal type seen,
although there is also a smaller type, the 3329/41, for use on satellite and training
airfields.
Ideally, the B.H.Q. was constructed almost entirely below ground for concealment
and protection, only the thick, square roof of the observation post and the safety
handrail surrounding the main stairwell being visible. However, if the water table was
high then the B.H.Q. was accordingly built higher up, with earth banked up against
the sides and over the roof for camouflage and protection.
Inside the layout is unvaried. A few have remains of light fittings; one or two are
painted; but most apart from a few screw holes, are devoid of any fittings,
installations or signage.
They give the impression that by the time of their construction the invasion scare
was over and they were simply left and never equipped.
A square upper observation room was accessed via a short iron ladder below a steel
manhole cover on one side of the 18 inch (45.7cm) thick bomb-proof roof. There are
variations in the slope of the observation post roof. The blueprint shows it to have,
'officially' if you like, slightly tapering sides going up to a curved top edge and a flat
roof.