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05-08-2007, 12:07 PM
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 | Thames sea forts.
__________________ On weald of Kent I watched once more Again I heard that grumbling roar Of fighter planes; yet none were near And all around the sky was clear Borne on the wind a whisper came 'Though men grow old, they stay the same' And then I knew, unseen to eye The ageless Few were sweeping by |
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05-08-2007, 12:29 PM
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Interesting website on an unusual aspect of the war. did not realize that they were still in use so long after the war!
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05-08-2007, 12:54 PM
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| [quote=David Layne;109588]Was that where "Radio Caroline" was situated?[/quote Did a little checking and now remember "Radio Caroline" was on a ship. However radio stations were set uo on some of these structures. From Radio Caroline - History: The Glory Years In the Thames Estuary were various marine structures which had been wartime sea forts. Abandoned by the military they made excellent and stable transmitting platforms and were quickly boarded and claimed by further radio entrepreneurs. Soon Radio 390 an easy listening station and the most powerful of all the sixties offshore broadcasters was on air, while from other structures Radio Essex and Radio King started transmissions.
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05-08-2007, 04:30 PM
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| They look spindly-legged but I guess the Germans lacked the ability to deliver the necessary ordinance to bring them down. They obviously could not get a ship with large enough guns close enough because of the Royal Navy and I'm guessing that aircraft would not be able to drop adequate bombs on or near enough to the legs to damage them. |
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05-08-2007, 11:51 PM
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| There is a substantial fort to the north of Felixstowe.It is obviously an anti aircraft platform but not to the Maunsell design.It has two legs which are similar to the North Sea oil rigs design.I think it might have been partially dismantled in the last 30 years. |
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06-08-2007, 02:18 AM
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