Hexagonal pillbox protecting RAF Rattlesden
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Hexagonal pillbox protecting RAF Rattlesden
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 1 Jun 2015
During WW2 the USAAF 322nd Bombardment Group (Medium) and the USAAF 447th Bombardment Group (Heavy) were stationed at Rattlesden. Today it had virtually all but been eradicated apart from one runway used occasionally for gliders.
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Image Location
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