Ca10 Vaudricourt, StP.Gruppe Cayeux, K.V.A. 'E1'. Picardy.

Ca10 Vaudricourt.

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Ca10 Vaudricourt Luftwaffe station 'Scorpion'.

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Luftwaffe station 'Scorpion'.
14./Luft.Nachr.Rgt.52.
2 x V299 Würzburg Radars.
1 x L480 Wasserman Klein Heidelberg radar.
1 x L479.
1 x L486.
1 x R646 water bunker.
2 x R622 twin group bunker.
9 x L2.
2 x Freya Stellung.
20 x Feldm.
9 x 2cm Flak 30.

2cm Flak 30.

Würzburg Radar.

L480 for a Wasserman radar.

Ca10 Vaudricourt.

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Ca10 Vaudricourt.

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I did not visit the site but it is reasonably easy to find.

Ca10 Vaudricourt.

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Ca10 Vaudricourt.

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This is the junction that you need to take to get to Ca010.

L480 Wasserman Klein Heidelberg Fu.MG 402 radar better known to the allies as 'Chimney'

Freya Fu.MG 450 A/N.

Würzburg Anton Fu.SE 62 39.

Ca10 Vaudricourt.

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Ca10 Vaudricourt.

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An Allied target air photo taken in November 1943.

Allied drawing of a Freya radar array.

Another Allied plan of a Wasserman S/ Klein Heidelberg

L479 bunker for a night fighter controller 'Anton'.

Ca10 Vaudricourt.

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Ca10 Vaudricourt.

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A plan of the site showing all the buildings/bunkers/radars & AA defence.

L486 bunker or permanent radar device?

R622 twin group bunker.

There were nine L2 emplacements for 2 & 3cm Flak guns.

Ca10 Vaudricourt.

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1947 air photo.

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You can still see the bomb craters around the area.

Würzburg radar cabinet.

Luftwaffe officers working on radars.

Würzburg with the radar cabinet at the rear where the operators worked.

Ca10 Vaudricourt.

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Ca10 Vaudricourt.

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Target description:
i. Target consists of a pair of Giant Würzburgs, two Freya's, a small Wurzburg and a chimney of cylinder type.
ii. The whole site is heavily defended with light AA, machine guns, trenches and wire defences.
Details from secret Rhubarb Operations -Appendix XII. Kew.

Spitfire photo reconnaissance.

PRU Spitfire.

Bomber stream.

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