Thanks Martin, the overall growth of buckthorn (?) makes it impossible to see any remains of the protective banking and track and only in the aerial view and map can one see the trace. Both the Turret House and the Target Control Building have been demolished.
Inevitable I suppose. Actually the 200yd MTR would make a good working exhibit at somewhere like Duxford. You would have to use lasers rather than guns but it would give us kids something to play with
Regarding Fort George MTR, this is now covered by the latest 1946 update in the RCAHMS TAR website. Below is hopefully the link to the KMZ file that shows the latest additions. It also includes bits of Thailand.
Many thanks Ian. That arrow used to point to the live bombing target and was painted red. It looks like the top layer was actually red dyed cement. I am actually surprised at how thin the concrete looks, unless it is thicker further in. The quadrant that went with this arrow was, I believe, in front of the it so would have succumbed to erosion a while back. The two lookouts that are still there are the Markers shelter and the smaller wing markers shelter for the air to ground range.
I saw a photo of the second quadrant near the NT house but to me it didn't look right so I dismissed it, however the general location was correct. Time to revisit my notes on that one.
No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot (probably not Mark Twain)
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These next 2 are off a pipe may not be range related but if you look in the background you can see the Trapezium in a direct line to the said pipe, as the sand dunes have eroded over the years it may be ?
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