During  WW2  a ‘Y’ station receiving post was located in a field in Stowupland  (Grid Ref TM 08219 59814). It was in position by January 2nd 1941 and used Direction Finder technology to home in on VHF signals to either locate enemy aircraft or for RAF navigation.

The station was most likely a hexagonal wooden tower about 6 m tall with a concrete base with aerials on the roof. We don’t think even the base remains (see other local reminders of conflicts).

Our knowledged of its operation is very limited but seems to have been manned by local civilian radio operatives and RAF personal who were billeted with local families. The 1939 survey gives us 4 local people who may have been involved in its operation: Percy Kerry (age 32, Civilian RAF telephone operator), James Lects (age 34 civilian DF operator), Leopold Denny (age 27 telephone attendant) and Walter Kerry ( age 29, telephone operator civilian RAF DF Station.