The 'scouting party' consisted of John,
Noel, Lynne, Malcolm ( also known to Noel as 'Brian'!!! ) and myself.
John, Noel and Malcolm drove to Hull to catch the overnight ferry on
Friday 10th, arriving at the campsite in Eperlecques on Saturday around
mid-day. Lynne and myself towed our jeep to Calais on Saturday, arriving
early Saturday evening. A fairly clear night gave us a good view of the
International Space Station passing quickly over head. The attached
picture shows a 15 second exposure showing the movement of the station
against the background stars.
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Sunday 12th
Not far down the road from the
campsite was a museum set in and around the Block House built to
assemble and launch the V2 Vengeance Weapons, the A4 Rocket. The
structure that stands today was only 1/3 of that planned for the final
assembly, fuelling and launching of the A4 liquid fuelled rockets. The
impressive concrete structure was never used having been damaged by
bombing raids before completion. A very large crater near one wall shows
the impact point of one of Barnes Wallis' Earthquake bombs which, although
it didn't make a direct hit, caused enough structural damage for the
Germans to abandon the facility built by slave labour. Also on display was
a V1 flying bomb, plus several military vehicles and a one man midget
submarine.
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