2019

SX1385 : RAF Davidstow Moor: WW2 Small Arms Range (14)

taken 5 years ago, near to Trewassa, Cornwall, England

RAF Davidstow Moor: WW2 Small Arms Range (14)
RAF Davidstow Moor: WW2 Small Arms Range (14)
The firing butts for ground defence training in all manner of small arms weaponry from pistols to light machine guns. The area immediately in front of the walled backstop would have been filled with sand to form a slope from top to bottom. Presumably this was a standard 25 yard range.

SX1385 : RAF Davidstow Moor: WW2 Small Arms Range (15)

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Davidstow Moor [5] · Range [3] · RAF Davidstow Moor [2] Other Photos: · RAF Davidstow Moor: WW2 Bomb Stores (13) ·
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SX1385, 9 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Mike Searle   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 4 May, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 18 May, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 1394 8546 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:38.3433N 4:37.9607W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SX 1394 8547
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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