Mark Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Went for a bit of a walk a couple of months ago and came across this overlooking an estuary in Kent, anyone know where it is, a little clue there was a very famous event there to do with planes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Burley Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Manston?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Looks more like the area around Dungerness, so the 'Aircraft' connection, the sound mirrors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 No 'fraid not, has Manston got an Estuary ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripp Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Eastchurch ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 anyone know where it is, a little clue there was a very famous event there to do with planes Where the bouncing bombs were tested? Seem to think that was Reculver, :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Where the bouncing bombs were tested? Seem to think that was Reculver, :confused: Yes, Barnes Wallis's bombs were tested at Reculver but I haven't the faintest where the photo was taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Was it Medway with the Shorts connection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 Eastchurch ? A little further on Paul, it still has the sign there and I believe a little museumdedicated to the plane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 If were looking at aircraft around the Medway and Sheppy take your pick. the Brabazon? Wright flyers? Shorts Sunderland and the rest. Suprising such a place (Personally not one of my favourites) should have such an avation history.:readbook: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripp Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Shellness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 (edited) Leysdown? Leysdown on Sea was home to the first aircraft-building factory in the World, the first circular mile flight was made at Shellbeach by a British pilot in a British plane that was built on land next to Muswell Manor, in 1909? Edited December 10, 2008 by gritineye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 Shellness? Correct, the "bunker" overlooks the Swale and Faversham I assume to look for the pending invasion or such like. Shellness I believe was the site of the first powered flight in the UK, I stand to be corrected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I found this, looks similar though no houses nearby. Breakwater looks the same though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Correct, the "bunker" overlooks the Swale and Faversham I assume to look for the pending invasion or such like. Shellness I believe was the site of the first powered flight in the UK, I stand to be corrected Six Wright flyers were brought over to the area, but the credit for the first powered flight in UK is to Samuel F Cody on 16th October 1908 at Farnbourough, hampshire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ives Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 ok sorry to upset you but chard in somerset claims to have the first powered flight in the uk heres a link http://www.chardmuseum.co.uk/Powered_Flight/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Wind must have been very gusty that day. :-D Anyway Did stringfellow's machine fly, or was it just a glider with a steam engine as cargo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Mark, the aerial pic is the one, about 1 1/2 mls south of Leysdown on sea, Apparently the area is now favored by nudists, possibly not this time of year though! The houses in the background are Shellness but look nearer in your pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 Mark, the aerial pic is the one, about 1 1/2 mls south of Leysdown on sea, Apparently the area is now favored by nudists, possibly not this time of year though! The houses in the background are Shellness but look nearer in your pictures. Christ yes just remembered that, we had to walk past the nudist beach very strange, it was full of men and all company vehicles in the car park................................weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riddlestolly Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Funny that you missed that important subject out Mark!!!!! and was this your first walk to this bunker !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Christ yes just remembered that, we had to walk past the nudist beach very strange, it was full of men and all company vehicles in the car park................................weird. There is a tiny beach not easy to get to but very pretty, below the Fire Hills west of Hastings, we were making our way down to it when I took a snap of it with my zoom lens, and you've guessed it full of nude men all wading in the water but facing the beach! Didn't bother going, why do they get the best places? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul101Clark Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Tony, It's not a suprise the Engineers started the flying thing arround Chatham and the surrounding area. Is the pill box near Southend. Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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