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8" Gun picture
By: jstevens Date: January 14, 2024, 6:54 pm
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Which gun is that in the background on the hill? Is that one of
the 8" guns?
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Re: 8" Gun picture
By: gunnygp Date: January 15, 2024, 12:04 pm
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Don't think that is an 8" gun up there. The only gun mounted
that much above ground level was very near the beach and I don't
see any beach in the image.
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Re: 8" Gun picture
By: jstevens Date: January 15, 2024, 1:19 pm
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I wonder if that is just debris atop the hill? Just curious
where this is located. Does not appear to be Bonneyman's Hill.
Jon
[quote author=gunnygp link=topic=140.msg481#msg481
date=1705341895]
Don't think that is an 8" gun up there. The only gun mounted
that much above ground level was very near the beach and I don't
see any beach in the image.
[/quote]
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Re: 8" Gun picture
By: gunnygp Date: January 16, 2024, 2:21 pm
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Just one of many sand covered structures. Higher than a gun
bunker so probably a control center or magazine. Each large gun
battery had at least one of each nearby. It is fairly large.
Look how it extends beyond the trees to the left. I'll have to
do some research on this one!
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Re: 8" Gun picture
By: 1stSgtLewisLutes Date: May 18, 2024, 9:40 pm
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With Gunny on this one. They loved the sand covered death traps.
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