Fort island Ijmuiden (Netherland)

Fort island Ijmuiden (Netherland) 10 months 2 weeks ago #1

Maarten Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 2975 Karma: 185 Thank you received: 718	Me and my Brother visited an old Pre WW1 Dutch fort, The Germans build more than 30 bunkers in,on and around the fort during the second WW2. Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Fort island Ijmuiden (Netherland) 10 months 2 weeks ago #10

Gary Offline Administrator Posts: 9691 Karma: 65471 Thank you received: 924	Awesome, thanks again for sharing. I didn't realise that the outer casing on those tallboys was so thick, even without all that high explosive they would fcuk up your day if one landed near you!!! Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Gary wrote: Awesome, thanks again for sharing.
I didn't realise that the outer casing on those tallboys was so thick, even without all that high explosive they would fcuk up your day if one landed near you!!!

53 tallboys were dropped to take out the 2 Schnellboot bunkers at ijmuiden,but sadly the one still existing is not accessible for the general public
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Fort island Ijmuiden (Netherland) 10 months 1 week ago #16

Maarten Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 2975 Karma: 185 Thank you received: 718	Nice aerial footage Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable. The following user(s) said Thank You: Gary
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