R.A.F Speke defences.

[Red Tom]

http://www.anti-aircraft.co.uk/HAA_gun_sites_map.html has been posted on another site. A discussion on that site provides the information that Liverpool had 51 Heavy Anti-Aircraft sites in April 1941 and acknowledges that finding out where each was situated was "not easy" and that was a researcher speaking.  I don't know whether a similar map exercise has been attempted for Light AA and SL (Searchlight) batteries, I'll enquire.

maxD

Thank you MaxD,this is all good stuff.

[MaxD]

I have sent you a PM

maxD

[Red Tom]

I have sent you a PM

maxD

have tried to reply to your message, but I'm not too good with this tiny tablet thingy, thank you MaxD, it sounds like a good course of action.

[MaxD]

OK, as long as you got the message!

Good luck.

maxD

[IMBER]

Just to bear in mind that local defence of airfields was largely an army responsibility until the formation of the RAF Regiment early in 1942.

Imber

[Red Tom]

Just to bear in mind that local defence of airfields was largely an army responsibility until the formation of the RAF Regiment early in 1942.

Imber

Thank you Imber, that's helpful,duly noted.

[emeltom]

I realise that this will be of no help at all but in the fields to the south of the runway at Liverpool you can still see the remains of the brick bases of what would have been gun and/or searchlight emplacements as well as the remains, now just depressions in the ground, of several bomb craters.

Emeltom

[Red Tom]

I realise that this will be of no help at all but in the fields to the south of the runway at Liverpool you can still see the remains of the brick bases of what would have been gun and/or searchlight emplacements as well as the remains, now just depressions in the ground, of several bomb craters.

Emeltom

Thank you Emeltom, helpful or not, I appreciate your interest. I may have pictures of the structures you refer to stashed away somewhere

[Skoyen89]

Have you tried Dobinson's book on HAA Defences.  I think it has a Gazeteer of sites and may list those for Liverpool.

Second I would try the Kew files for Western Command Areas/Districts which covered Liverpool.  They often list units arriving/leaving or those in the area, including Anti-Aircraft units.