Observation post for gunnery/bombing range
Further to my last post. when talking to a famer who lived close to the range near Cherbourg he told me that the German's had used sacks filled with sand as well as the concrete bombs. He also said the target area was covered with chalk to help the crews see their results more clearly.
Best wishes john
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With reference to the use of chalk, at Ashley Walk bombing range, New Forest, Hampshire, UK, they used chalk to mark out the targets. These chalk marks show up today. http://www.atlantikwall.co.uk/atlantikw ... page01.htm . Built on this bombing range is a large concrete structure made to resemble a U-boat pen. It is still there with many craters of near misses.
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There is also a small observation bunker at the Sulzheim bombing range. It has been modified somewhat (the site is still a US Army training area), but I believe the basic structure is WW2.RS 1800 wrote:Heres a nice example of a concrete training bomb, this one is from Sulzheim southeast of Schweinefurt.
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http://www.thirdreichruins.com/wehrmacht_posts.htm
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Hello All
Here a site with the Hoogerloonbunker and some reused concrete bombs
http://images.google.nl/imgres?imgurl=h ... l%26sa%3DN
Regards Jos
Here a site with the Hoogerloonbunker and some reused concrete bombs
http://images.google.nl/imgres?imgurl=h ... l%26sa%3DN
Regards Jos
Re: Observation post for gunnery/bombing range
This bunker was or is in Blaricum , drawing is from Nationaal archief .
Regards Jos
Regards Jos
Re: Observation post for gunnery/bombing range
These are the places were this bunker is found in Holland so far
Ferward ( Friesland)
Egmond-Binnen ( Noord-Holland )
Bloemendaal ( Noord- Holland )
Blaricum ( Utrecht )
Hoogeloon ( Brabant )
Vrouwenpolder ( Zeeland )
Regards Jos
Ferward ( Friesland)
Egmond-Binnen ( Noord-Holland )
Bloemendaal ( Noord- Holland )
Blaricum ( Utrecht )
Hoogeloon ( Brabant )
Vrouwenpolder ( Zeeland )
Regards Jos