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In 1941 a German Bomber returning to France after a mission to Birkenhead landed at Lulsgate after receiving a false radio location signal (a MEACON) from a Transmission Mast probably based in Lympsham. The plane crossed the Bristol Channel thinking that this was the English Channel and that the signal was coming from Brest, its home airport. Does anyne know the position of this mast in Lympsham? I have added a document which describes this incident researched by John Penny, a well known Bristol Local Historian.

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Submitted by lbishop2 on Tue, 30/07/2024 - 7:20

Hi Pat - my husband has been researching MEACON in Lympsham and the surrounding area and has quite a lot of info (including where the equipment was located). I'll get a summary from him and send it in

Regards

Lisa Bishop

Submitted by Pat Hase on Wed, 31/07/2024 - 15:32

Many thanks for this reply. Look forward to hearing more about this.

Submitted by lbishop2 on Mon, 05/08/2024 - 13:14

My husband (Jim) has now pulled a summary of the MEACON info together which I will try to submit

Regards Lisa Bishop

Submitted by Pat Hase on Tue, 06/08/2024 - 0:47

Thank you so much for the summary which gives the location of the transmitter in Lympsham - it is very interesting and I have uploaded it the Lympsham Place Page

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