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Think you're right there Konrad...
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It's the powder store for Bolehill quarry. There are the remains of the incline drum house fairly near there too.
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Ah...Yes I do remember now I saw something along these lines. Shame I missed the incline drum house.
I'm pretty short on time and company these days, but here's some local mooching from the last couple of weeks.
Russian quote above a door in the old airfield at Stargard. Dick Derpin can be seen in the background. Pending a translation from one of my colleagues, along with the other Russian ting.
The other bit of writing...
Infamous dirt track that we got beached on. Nothing a little DD automotive know-how couldn't sort out.
Old Soviet accommodation with a distinctly Eastern feel to it.
Looking down from the top.
I will edit in the translations for the Russian when I get them...
Russian quote above a door in the old airfield at Stargard. Dick Derpin can be seen in the background. Pending a translation from one of my colleagues, along with the other Russian ting.
The other bit of writing...
Infamous dirt track that we got beached on. Nothing a little DD automotive know-how couldn't sort out.
Old Soviet accommodation with a distinctly Eastern feel to it.
Looking down from the top.
I will edit in the translations for the Russian when I get them...
39 Squadron SAM Defence Site
I found this place on Google maps about 15km down the road from me some months back. From what I gather, the Squadron were about from the 1960s and disbanded in the late 90s, after the fall of Communism. I recced it quickly, but didn't think much of it, as I could only see what I thought to be two huts from the road. I assumed that most of the buildings had been demolished and anything remaining re-purposed as an industrial area. Some time later, the 'in-laws' caught wind that I'd been snooping around down there and it turns out some bloke's uncle's cousin's dog's step son...or something...keeps an eye on the place and we could just walk right on in, no problem.
I found myself with a free afternoon, so I popped down for a look...
As soon as we got through the gate, there was definitely more to the place than previously met the eye. No industrial storage, no bums living in bunkers, no rubbish - just pure derp with Roe deer roaming around the place and a huge amount of small earth works at the back.
This kind of barbed wire fencing seems pretty common in Soviet-era derps.
What I'm assuming to be some sort of guardhouse says "smoking strictly forbidden" and makes reference to health & safety legislation.
Turns out the "huts" I thought I saw were massive warehouses. They had some crazy earth bonding inside, with lightening rods outside! I've never seen anything like this before, but I'm assuming they were keeping highly volatile rocket fuel in there, along with warheads, etc?
It's surprisingly graff and vandalism free inside. Doesn't look like many of the village folk have gotten in and natural decay has taken over. The walls have things such as "training" and "preparedness" painted on them.
Cool writing on the door. Nice to see some Polish and Latin alphabet characters instead of Russian for a change. Even has the name of the Warrant Officer responsible.
Garages. Had to have had vehicles and trailers to haul things around.
One of the many dugouts and trench systems towards the rear of the site, where all the launch areas are.
I found this place on Google maps about 15km down the road from me some months back. From what I gather, the Squadron were about from the 1960s and disbanded in the late 90s, after the fall of Communism. I recced it quickly, but didn't think much of it, as I could only see what I thought to be two huts from the road. I assumed that most of the buildings had been demolished and anything remaining re-purposed as an industrial area. Some time later, the 'in-laws' caught wind that I'd been snooping around down there and it turns out some bloke's uncle's cousin's dog's step son...or something...keeps an eye on the place and we could just walk right on in, no problem.
I found myself with a free afternoon, so I popped down for a look...
As soon as we got through the gate, there was definitely more to the place than previously met the eye. No industrial storage, no bums living in bunkers, no rubbish - just pure derp with Roe deer roaming around the place and a huge amount of small earth works at the back.
This kind of barbed wire fencing seems pretty common in Soviet-era derps.
What I'm assuming to be some sort of guardhouse says "smoking strictly forbidden" and makes reference to health & safety legislation.
Turns out the "huts" I thought I saw were massive warehouses. They had some crazy earth bonding inside, with lightening rods outside! I've never seen anything like this before, but I'm assuming they were keeping highly volatile rocket fuel in there, along with warheads, etc?
It's surprisingly graff and vandalism free inside. Doesn't look like many of the village folk have gotten in and natural decay has taken over. The walls have things such as "training" and "preparedness" painted on them.
Cool writing on the door. Nice to see some Polish and Latin alphabet characters instead of Russian for a change. Even has the name of the Warrant Officer responsible.
Garages. Had to have had vehicles and trailers to haul things around.
One of the many dugouts and trench systems towards the rear of the site, where all the launch areas are.
Had a day out visiting 9 potential's, having successfully done the first location, except for receiving the consequence for not charging my batteries the night before.
I failed every location except for the last, I put the new batteries in, before I took this first photo, while looking for a way in. My camera simply stopped working again. Despite that, it was a nice day out.
[/url]Cruiser's Shack by dauntless - UE, on Flickr[/IMG]
I failed every location except for the last, I put the new batteries in, before I took this first photo, while looking for a way in. My camera simply stopped working again. Despite that, it was a nice day out.
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Just some random pictures
At least you got to see it and nose about and after all those knockbacks you deserved it, my first time out with a digital camera I was shooting away when the Damn thing started buzzing like a demented bumblebee, memory full was the message flashing on the screen, I hadn't bought an SD card.
Nice photo. A good balance of light.
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Is it runwell (.jpg)?
Towers be vaping,
Haha yes, not very stealthy am i
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One place I really wanted to explore when I was in Plymouth recently was Drake Island, a now privately-owned former Naval fort/station. No ferry so the only way there is by your own boat or canoe. Could tantalisingly see it from the shore...
img9281 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9331 by HughieDW, on Flickr
It looks ace...look at Google Earth and you will see what I mean. Next time...
img9281 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg9331 by HughieDW, on FlickrIt looks ace...look at Google Earth and you will see what I mean. Next time...
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At least its not being knocked down and flattened or turned into students accommodation.
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Ha ha...true enough Hugh!
Clapham Junction in Brown's.
Gaping great hole.
Triumph after 4 hours underground. Love the smell of that sweet sweet Spring air!
Overnighter on the way back. Slung tarps over ourselves at midnight, when the dew descended.
Everyone's gone back to work and I'm still in the UK, so I decided to have a look at a sound mirror which I never got round to seeing.
Gaping great hole.
Triumph after 4 hours underground. Love the smell of that sweet sweet Spring air!
Overnighter on the way back. Slung tarps over ourselves at midnight, when the dew descended.
Everyone's gone back to work and I'm still in the UK, so I decided to have a look at a sound mirror which I never got round to seeing.
