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Posted: 30 Jan 2007, 23:48
by thehappyotter
It does look bloody silly doesn't it...
Rob (ex Navy from when I was 16-17... biggest regret was leaving...)
Posted: 31 Jan 2007, 00:39
by DaveB
Now then.. what the hell is on the hill.. too many years gone I'm afraid. It's not Fort Southwick cause I was there but there was a-n-other military establishment up there. Just can't recall what it was :think: :sad:
ATB
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Posted: 31 Jan 2007, 01:19
by thehappyotter
Portsdown Hill.
It's got a mock up of a Type 45 superstructure on it.
Posted: 31 Jan 2007, 03:04
by DaveB
Ya..
Knew it was Portsdown Hill but couldn't remember the name of the establishment there. There's always been a radar of some description up there.. for donkey's anyway
The folk now in charge (Qinetiq) were not in existance to the best of my knowledge. It used to belong to AWRE
or ASWE so it was either of these two followed by Portsdown
Surprising what you forget when you don't think about it :shock:
ATB
DaveB :tab:
Posted: 31 Jan 2007, 05:00
by Garry Russell
According to Google Earth it's called DSTL-Portsdown
Don't know if that's the latest name
Was probably called something else when you were there :think:
Garry
Posted: 31 Jan 2007, 08:28
by DanKH
Stonehenge?
Posted: 31 Jan 2007, 10:55
by DaveB
You are a cheeky git Dan!!
ASWE (as was) stood for Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment so I guess it was probably that when I left in '89. AWRE
was.. I think, Admiralty Weapons Research Establishment so it
may have been that :roll: DSTL is a new one on me :roll:
ATB
DaveB :tab:
The folk now in charge (Qinetiq) were not in existance to the best of my knowledge. It used to belong to AWRE or ASWE so it was either of these two followed by Portsdown 