2017

SJ7369 : WWII Cheshire, RAF Cranage, near Middlewich - LAA Emplacement (24)

taken 7 years ago, near to Byley, Cheshire West And Chester, England

WWII Cheshire, RAF Cranage, near Middlewich - LAA Emplacement (24)
WWII Cheshire, RAF Cranage, near Middlewich - LAA Emplacement (24)
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Machine Gun Emplacement: DoB ID: e28150

The purpose of the metal fixtures on top of the walled enclosures of the gun emplacements is by no means clear. They may have supported a mounting of some kind for machine guns.

SJ7369 : WWII Cheshire, RAF Cranage, near Middlewich - LAA Emplacement (25)

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SJ7369, 39 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Mike Searle   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 4 August, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 11 August, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7323 6944 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:13.2798N 2:24.1437W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7323 6944
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