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SU5800 : WWII Hampshire - Defending Gosport - RAF Grange airfield (11)

taken 7 years ago, near to Lee-on-The-Solent, Hampshire, England

WWII Hampshire - Defending Gosport - RAF Grange airfield (11)
WWII Hampshire - Defending Gosport - RAF Grange airfield (11)
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Pillbox (type FW3/26): DoB ID: S0007879

Built on the ramparts of an old motte & bailey castle, this type 26 is another variant form that unfortunately has been subjected to vandalism.

SU5800 : WWII Hampshire - Defending Gosport - RAF Grange airfield (12)

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Air transport Construction, Development Woodland, Forest Defence, Military other tags: Type 26 Pillbox (Variant) Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SU5800, 127 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mike Searle   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 25 November, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 27 November, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 5843 0008 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:47.8407N 1:10.3377W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 5844 0009
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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