In the recent programme the team went to view what seemed to be a moderately intact site. I wouldn’t mind dropping by next time I am over in Pas-de-Calais as long as the Calvados hangover permits.
Anybody have any idea where this might have been, or indeed where any visitable site exists.
I am of course aware of the two big museum, Cupole and Le Blockhaus in Watten-Eperlecques.
Moggy
By: pagen01 - 8th January 2013 at 11:59
Superb resource Alanp, thanks for pointing it out.
By: charliehunt - 8th January 2013 at 11:32
Yes, that does rather let it down, doesn’t it?:( But it’s worth perservering with, I assure you!:)
By: Moggy C - 8th January 2013 at 11:19
It’s certainly fascinating / interesting
But..
Oh my eyes! 😮
By: charliehunt - 8th January 2013 at 11:10
This is a fascinating site and continuously updated. I bought the associated books a year or two ago.
By: Moggy C - 8th January 2013 at 11:01
On the NCAP website (ncap.org.uk) use the view in Google maps function
Brilliant!
Many thanks for that.
Moggy
By: spotted ape - 8th January 2013 at 10:53
Went to France in October to visit the bunker at Watten, which I have to say was very impressive.
About 20 mins down the road east of St. Omer near Hazebrouck is a very atmospheric V1 launch site in the woods. Spooky looking at the launch ramp blast walls pointing at London.
I borrowed a book from the library which I think was called ‘Hitlers V-Weapon Sites’ can’t remember author but listed all sites, their locations and current state. Very suprised how many sites there were.
By: Spuggs - 8th January 2013 at 08:16
On the NCAP website (ncap.org.uk) use the view in Google maps function whilst searching Crossbow images and you’ll be able to locate most sites. more imagery coming on line in the spring.
Ta
Alan
By: Moggy C - 7th January 2013 at 22:22
That was horribly illustrated in the programme the other night
Moggy
By: charliehunt - 7th January 2013 at 16:01
For me the single most horrifying aspect of the entire “Revenge” weapon programme was the tens of thousands of slave labourers used in the construction, thousands of whom perished at the various sites.
By: GrahamF - 7th January 2013 at 15:51
Not quite the same subject but the German underground V2 factories shown on youtube make interesting viewing especially this one showing a factory in the Harz mountains complete with rocket engines lying in the tunnels.
By: pagen01 - 7th January 2013 at 15:20
Thanks chaps!
By: Moggy C - 7th January 2013 at 13:44
I think that was Wizernes – La Coupole, just south of St Omer.
Correct
http://www.lacoupole-france.com/en/default.asp
Moggy
By: charliehunt - 7th January 2013 at 13:32
I think that was Wizernes – La Coupole, just south of St Omer.
The converted bunker at Ouistreham – The Atlantic Wall Museum – is well worth a visit.
By: pagen01 - 7th January 2013 at 13:27
The building that interested me was that very large domed concete building with launch spurs coming from it (the one that the Spitfire flew below its height to get the pictures!), does anyone know where that is?
By: Moggy C - 7th January 2013 at 13:09
That looks perfect.
Many thanks
Moggy
By: zorglub - 7th January 2013 at 13:07
Hello Moggy C ,
Try this one , located 10 miles south Dieppe :
http://www.pyperpote.tonsite.biz/pages/v1_val_ygotpag.html
Zorglub
By: FoxVC10 - 7th January 2013 at 13:02
Of absoleutley no use what so ever sadly.
Quite a few years back (mid to late ninetes) I stayed in a campsite on the Cherbourg peninsula over looking the sea and it had a fair few “interesting” lumps of concrete that where launch ramp shaped and ancillary building shaped.
The direction they where pointed was Southampton/Portsmouth – I was living in that particular area at the time – and the person who ran the site said they where V1 launch ramps.
I have no idea where it was, I have looked for it on google earth in the recentish past with no joy.
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