The 76th Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery was a British Army air defence unit during World War II. It was engaged during the Battle of Britain and The Blitz, defending Royal Air Force airfields a
Royal Artillery cap badge
Pythouse, West Tisbury: 76th S/L Regimental HQ 1940–41
150 cm S/L with AA Radar No 2
The 8th Anti-Aircraft Division was an air defence formation of the British Army during the early years of the Second World War. It defended South West England during The Blitz and the Luftwaffe 'hit a
76th Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery
…at the end of the year. The regiment was fully deployed in three-light clusters by mid-January In November 1940 76th S/L Rgt came under 64th AA Bde in 8th AA Division, both being new formations created in the rapidly-expanding Anti-Aircraft Command. The brigade's prime responsibility was airfield defence in South…
The Blitzed ruins of Temple Church, Bristol
3.7-inch HAA gun preserved at Nothe Fort overlooking Portland Harbour
The ruins of St Catherine's Almshouses, Exeter, preserved amongst modern buildings as a memorial of the Blitz