war time maps
 

Hi All,
After months of research to determine the details of the shooting down of a Spitfire,that I witnessed,I have recieved from M.O.D. a map reference Biddenden 294584. To prove that it is the correct incident,I need to know where Biddenden 294584 is .It is a grid reference on a wartime map.Have we an expert in our midse who can tell me where this is in the Kent countryside??

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This is on the old military Casini grip of the OS maps. The modern equivalent is 856396. This is EXACTLY the spot discussed previously in relation to this incident. I have just checked my wartime map against the present day one. Hope this helps!

Andy

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Alf,
if you'd like to find out by yourself, where this given point is, you have to know at first, where Biddenden is located in the British Cassini Grid. According to:
http://www.echodelta.net/mbs/grilles...ishcassini.htm
it should be square wR.
If you then go to the page
http://www.echodelta.net/mbs/eng-translator.php
and type in wR294584 and click on "convert", you will get a rough map, that can be enlarged by clicking on the red cross.
By doing so, following map will appear:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp....6515600092079
This map can be enlarged further.
Best wishes
Robert

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Thank you Andy&Robert.,
I know that I am being "a pain" but before I feel confident to say to everybody that I know the exact spot that Sgt Kean RNZAF died and that I will try to get a Memorial Plaque placed near the spot,will one of you send me a drawing of the exact spot that is referred to by Wartime Map reference 294584.
The map on http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp....6515600092079
does,nt show clearly the spot.If I go to Google Earth and go to 51.0741 &0.39.06 this seems to be ok.
I am sorry for being fussy,but there were 2 other crashes ,possibly within a mile.and I have worried about this for too long to be wrong at the end!!!

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If you send me a private message with your mailing address I will send you copies of wartime and current maps and then you can reassure yourself. I can, however, assure you that this location is exactly the same place.