Gravel loading at Shepherds Grove
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Gravel loading at Shepherds Grove
Image: © John Goldsmith Taken: 31 Jul 2009
This concrete pad beside the road is a leftover from the Shepherds Grove airfield. In the 1950s Sabre jets were positioned here for gun tests, firing shells into a huge earth mound, the edge of which is visible on the left. The shingle being loaded here was being carried off to another field and its purpose was not clear.
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Image Location
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52.308942
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0.911082