2018
TF2159 : Bloodhound Missile at Thorpe Camp, Tattershall, Lincs
taken 8 years ago, near to Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire, England
This is 1 of 3 images, with title starting with Bloodhound in this square
Bloodhound Missile at Thorpe Camp, Tattershall, Lincs
The Bristol Bloodhound is a British surface-to-air missile developed during the 1950s as the UK's main air defence weapon, and was in large-scale service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the forces of four other allied countries. Bloodhound Mk. I entered service in December 1958, the first British guided weapon to enter full operational service. The Mk. I began to be replaced by the Mk. II starting in 1964, Link
roughly doubling the range of the missile.
Summarised from Wikipedia
roughly doubling the range of the missile.Summarised from Wikipedia
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- Grid Square
- TF2159, 40 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Adrian S Pye (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 5 June, 2018 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 6 June, 2018
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TF 2164 5968 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:7.2257N 0:11.0295W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TF 2163 5968
- View Direction
- East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
