Defending Dorset: Holton Heath: Light Anti-Aircraft Battery - Bofors gun tower no. 2 (23)
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Defending Dorset: Holton Heath: Light Anti-Aircraft Battery - Bofors gun tower no. 2 (23)
Image: © Mike Searle Taken: 27 Feb 2017
- LAA Battery: DoB ID: e27075 The tower on the right accommodated the gunners with their 40 mm Bofors gun, their ammunition being stored in the lockers at the corners, whilst the tower on the left housed the observers and their Kerrison Predictor equipment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrison_Predictor. It seems the metal railings around the periphery of both towers has not survived. Designated as 'Scheduled' by Historic England. START:- Image
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Image Location
Latitude
50.71598
Longitude
-2.095558