world war 2

You may have heard about various world war war 2 concrete barges that were dotted about, there are 16 of these along the Thames in Rainham, however there is also a solo barge we read about that appeared to be beached in the middle of a field near a marina so we had to check it out :) - Credit to...

Me and Angelo will explore the Royal Air Force Base / airfield , known as RAF Krendi Airfield, that housed its Operations, Administrative and Signals offices under ground during World War 2 situated in Qrendi Malta. The station was officially inaugurated in 1941 as a diversion airstrip for the...

Fantastic wee hospital! The place was built in 1922 and at the outbreak of WW2 assisted the RAF base nearby. After the war it converted to a tuberculosis sanitorium but as cases of TB in Scotland started to drop it was decided to be used as a clinic to help the mentally handicapped from the mid...

HISTORY This Pillbox (military bunker) was constructed during the early years of WW2 in 1940 and was designated as a lookout to defend the former Stanley Park Municipal Airport which had opened in 1931. The airport was commandeered in 1939 by the Royal Air Force as a Technical Training...

Sleap airfield was in use by the RAF from 1943 until 1964 and is now the base of the Shropshire Aero Club - although helicopters from nearby RAF Shawbury still visit. During WW2 the base was used for training by bomber command, and later for training Horsa glider crews. The site is busy with...

History- The ZW3 Burnt Farm Heavy Anti-aircraft battery was an air defence unit of the British Army during WW2. During the war Burnt Farm was separated into two parts. There was a domestic area to the north which included the accommodation and general administration buildings. To the south of...

I visited in October 2018 but only now been able to post. While looking around I bumped into the police as I was coming out. They where nice and let me finish looking around. The tunnels are regularly used by drug users so the police walk through most of the time. 3 main areas to this site...

Hi all, I am finally able to post my first thread on here, at the back end of 2018 @Carpathian and I went to visit CAMP116 before it gets demolished/redeveloped (it has now been sold in june 2018) - i know this has been covered a few times but I couldn't wait to get active on 28DL. The site...

Hi guys, After A LOT of research me and my friend found a way in to the infamous London Road tunnels (WW2 tunnels backfilled about 79 years ago that housed up to 4,000 people in in the war) They are deep in the cliffs of Portsdown Hill and we were wondering if there are any of you guys out...

Thought it was high time i actually posted something so here goes my very first post. Had this place on the to do list for sometime now. In fact so long I'd forgotten all about it. Was only after another explore nearby went tits up that  we decided to hit this place. Glad I did as it was a...

This is a dominating Neoclassical Grade II listed mansion situated in Shropshire. It was originally constructed in 1735 and stands in a magnificent parkland of nearly 1500 acres of land. The mansion is famed for it's four giant iconic columns and was once owned by royalty. It's nickname comes...

The Visit I visited with Sentinel who had an excellent knowledge of this site having been a few times already. I wasn't expecting much but was actually pretty blown away, it was my first time exploring such a place and I think I may have developed a bug for seeking out many more. The original...

I have written a report about this place before, but now it's caught on film... :p I like regular shooting better, but wanted to test some filming. :D The film is available here, if you have a fast Internet connection, select 1080p HD There had been concern in Europe throughout the 1930s...

The rest of Europe is of course nice, but my UE-heart is always deep in the Swedish bedrock... :cool: As usual, I apologize for my bad English, but I hope you can understand the context... There had been concern in Europe throughout the 1930s, boot tread from Germany had been heard for...