2016

SU3401 : WWII Hampshire - RAF Beaulieu airfield: bomb preparation area (3)

taken 8 years ago, near to Furzey Lodge, Hampshire, England

WWII Hampshire - RAF Beaulieu airfield: bomb preparation area (3)
WWII Hampshire - RAF Beaulieu airfield: bomb preparation area (3)
The securing rings below the loading platform were known as trammelling rings, and would have facilitated the unloading of bombs from delivery lorries. Ropes tied to them would be looped around the bombs and then 'trammelled' off the lorry onto the platform slope ready for fuzing and the attachment of fins. Tractor towed bomb trolleys would then take the completed bombs out to the aircraft waiting to be 'bombed up'.

Bomb preparation: attachment of external bomb components LinkExternal link
and fusing of a 4000 lb Blockbuster or Cookie bomb: LinkExternal link
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SU3401 : WWII Hampshire - RAF Beaulieu airfield: bomb preparation area (4)

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SU3401, 55 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mike Searle   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 23 July, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 23 July, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 3494 0191 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:48.9414N 1:30.3244W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 3494 0192
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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