Why was an observation tower constructed in Stoke Golding?

When was the OC (Observer Corps) set up?

• 1914

• 1918

• 1924

• 1939

In the 1930s aviation became a leisure activity for some wealthy people.

• True

• False

Stoke Golding airfield was created in which decade?

• 1900

• 1920s

• 1930s

• 1960s

What did Leicester and Coventry have in common in the 1930s that led to an OC tower being built in Stoke Golding?

• Both had football teams.

• Both key manufacturing cities.

• Both key fishing ports.

• Both awarded city of culture.

When was RAF Lindley built?

• 1933

• 1943

• 1953

• 1963

What key event was taking place when RAF Lindley was built?

• WWI

• WWII

• Cold War

• War on Terror

What method was used by the OC to track aircraft?

• Square root

• Algebra

• Triangulation

• Quadratic equations

Which two posts did Stoke Golding triangulate with?

• Fleckney + Lutterworth

• Meriden + Barford

• Birstall + Fleckney

• Lutterworth + Stoke Golding

Before 1929 the Observer Corps used special police constables as observers rather than being linked exclusively with the RAF.

• True

• False

Click on the answer where the events are in chronological order.

• OC Tower built

  Zeppelin Raids

  Blitz

  Battle of Britain

  Cold War

• Zeppelin Raids

  Battle of Britain

  Blitz

  Cold War

  OC Tower built

• Cold War

  Blitz

  Battle of Britain

  OC Tower built

  Zeppelin Raids

• Zeppelin Raids

  OC Tower built

  Battle of Britain

  Blitz

  Cold War