Not quite the last of these one man defence turrets created as part of the desperate measures to repel a German invasion in WWII but one of only nine still in existence. Two of them can be found together by a path in Hornchurch Country Park. The Park is the site of RAF Hornchurch a major Battle of Britain fighter station
24 June 2010
Tett Turret
Not quite the last of these one man defence turrets created as part of the desperate measures to repel a German invasion in WWII but one of only nine still in existence. Two of them can be found together by a path in Hornchurch Country Park. The Park is the site of RAF Hornchurch a major Battle of Britain fighter station
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Very somber. Not much of a protection against an invasion.
It reminds me of people building underground shelters, in Houston Texas, during the Cuban Missile Crisis in the 60s. I was also teaching my young sons to go under the table if they would see that strangely coloured hissing cloud in the sky. If it had happened, I wouldn't be here to tell you, Jams.
If England had been invaded, maybe you wouldn't have such a photo for your blog!
Very interesting, thank you :-)
War is fascinating, isn't it? Especially six decades after ...
thats the sort of thing i would have loved playing in as a kid
I wonder how many there were originally?
And I wonder how many are left in Albania -- when I visited there 10 years ago they dotted every hillside.
If Operation Sealion had gone ahead, our ground forces were in a poor condition to face the German Army. Straight after Dunkirk the only combat ready formation in England was a Canadian division.
THe figthing would have been desperate. I have no dougt that Churchill would have authorised use of anything in the armoury to stop the Germans, including gas
It is Sean. I still have a direct line to the war in the sahpe of my father
I never saw the Tett turrets as a child but the old RAF station was a great place to play when a child. It's now mainly a housing estate, the part I played on
I wonder Steve. I can imagine that many of the defences have gone but like here a lot still survives
I am lowering the tone markedly!
Looks like a giant's toilet.
Haha Calum!
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