Radome, Balado Bridge airfield
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Radome, Balado Bridge airfield by Dr Duncan Pepper as part of the Geograph project.
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Radome, Balado Bridge airfield
Image: © Dr Duncan Pepper Taken: 21 May 2008
The geodesic dome, originally conceived by the American architect Buckminster-Fuller was intended for domestic housing, but it now finds more use as a weather-proof housing for military radar.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.209583
Longitude
-3.46187