Forest plan reveals WWII-era "starfish" bunker in Dumbarton, Scotland
A project to plant a new forest on moorland near Dumbarton, Scotland, has unexpectedly revealed a WWII-era secret. The Woodland Trust has unearthed a concrete two-room bunker in the centre of the Lang Craigs site that controlled decoy lights. These lights - spread out on the ground simulating the outline of a town or industrial complex - tricked Luftwaffe crews into dropping their bombs away from population and industrial centres. It was part of a successful campaign of subterfuge which, led to many lives being saved in the Blitz.
(bbc.co.uk)
A project to plant a new forest on moorland near Dumbarton, Scotland, has unexpectedly revealed a WWII-era secret. The Woodland Trust has unearthed a concrete two-room bunker in the centre of the Lang Craigs site that controlled decoy lights. These lights - spread out on the ground simulating the outline of a town or industrial complex - tricked Luftwaffe crews into dropping their bombs away from population and industrial centres. It was part of a successful campaign of subterfuge which, led to many lives being saved in the Blitz.
(bbc.co.uk)
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