Monument Number 1461911 |
Hob Uid: 1461911 | |
Location : North Somerset North Somerset Kingston Seymour
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Grid Ref : ST3614768240 |
Summary : Four Post-War offshore bombing targets, visible as floating rafts or buoys, were mapped from aerial photographs taken in 1950 and 1954. Located on Langford Grounds sandbank in Woodspring Bay, the targets are part of the air gunnery and bombing range on St Thomas's Head (ST 36 NW 14). The targets are tetrahedrons (three sided pyramids + base), with each of the three basal edges measuring about 9 metres long. A mast topped with a flag or light is mounted on top of each target. It is likely that these targets are used for aerial smoke bombing practice by military aircraft. The bombing targets are aligned with the air gunnery and bombing range directional arrow on St Thomas's Head. The targets were no longer visible in aerial photographs taken in 1979, by which time the air gunnery and bombing range had been converted for use as the weapons testing site which is currently operated by QinetiQ. |
More information : Four Post-War offshore bombing targets, visible as floating rafts or buoys, were mapped from aerial photographs taken in 1950 and 1954. Located on Langford Grounds sandbank in Woodspring Bay, the targets are part of the air gunnery and bombing range on St Thomas's Head (ST 36 NW 14). Three target rafts are located at ST 3622 6828, ST 3625 6827 and ST 3623 6825 and the fourth at ST 3604 6819. The targets are tetrahedrons (three sided pyramids + base), with each of the three basal edges measuring about 9 metres long. A mast topped with a flag or light is mounted on top of each target. It is likely that these targets are used for aerial smoke bombing practice by military aircraft. The bombing targets are aligned with the air gunnery and bombing range directional arrow on St Thomas's Head. The targets were no longer visible in aerial photographs taken in 1979, by which time the air gunnery and bombing range had been converted for use as the weapons testing site which is currently operated by QinetiQ. (1-5) |