A spectacle aircraft dispersal
Introduction
The photograph on this page of A spectacle aircraft dispersal by Evelyn Simak as part of the Geograph project.
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A spectacle aircraft dispersal
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 6 Jun 2015
This is the last complete remaining spectacle dispersal on the site of the former RAF Eye, dating from WW2. Unusually, it is situated across the main road (the A140) from the flying field and traffic had to be stopped every time an aircraft needed to cross the road to be parked here. Two types of aircraft dispersals were used during WW2: the so-called "frying pans" which have a circular diameter, and the newer design, called "spectacle", because it is spectacle-shaped.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.333397
Longitude
1.119096