TM4448 : 'Hard Target, Impact Facility, Orford Ness

near to Orford, Suffolk, Great Britain

'Hard Target, Impact Facility, Orford Ness
'Hard Target, Impact Facility, Orford Ness
The concrete wall to the right was part of the impact facility built at the AWRE site on Orford Ness in 1965. The facility tested time delay fuses and other comments of nuclear bombs. Test specimens were fired at the concreted target using rocket propelled sledges.
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TM4448, 64 images   (more nearby - lo-fi)
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Phil Champion   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
Saturday, 19 July, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 25 August, 2008
Category
Cold War relic   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 440 485 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:4.8625N 1:33.5824E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TM 440 485
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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