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English: Former Thor Missile Launch Pad at Polebrook Airfield A Thor ballistic missile squadron of Bomber Command was formed at Polebrook in 1959, staying until August 1963 when it was disbanded. Three missile launch pads were constructed on this now disused airfield, and the locations of these are well marked on the 1:25,000 OS map. This view shows the most southerly pad with the concrete blast walls clearly visible. |
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| Author | Nigel Stickells |
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This image was taken from the Geograph project collection. See this photograph's page on the Geograph website for the photographer's contact details. The copyright on this image is owned by Nigel Stickells and is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.
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