Ca010 "Skorpion" Vaudricourt Radar

RADAR · StP Gruppe Cayeux · AOK 15 Haute-Normandie · France

Ca10 Vaudricourt.

A Wasserman Klein Heidelberg radar from AIR 40-3024. Allied code name 'Chimney'.

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.

AIR 40-3024

Ca10 Vaudricourt.

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

Ca10 Vaudricourt.

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'

Ca10 Vaudricourt.

An Allied target air photo taken in November 1943.

03 November 1943 Kew

Another Allied plan of a Wasserman S/ Klein Heidelberg

L479 bunker for a night fighter controller 'Anton'.

Ca10 Vaudricourt.

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

1943 Kew

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

Ca10 Vaudricourt.

You can still see the bomb craters around the area.

1947 Geoportail

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

Ca10 Vaudricourt.

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.

22 December 1943 Kew