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North Sea / Suffolk / Orford Ness Lighthouse & Black Beacon Radar Tower
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North Sea / Suffolk / Orford Ness Lighthouse & Black Beacon Radar Tower
This area was for many years military ground. From an WW I airfield to Radar testing and Atomic survey.
Happily it's all over now and open to the public again.
Keywords: North Sea;Suffolk;England;United Kingdom

This area was for many years military ground. From an WW I airfield to Radar testing and Atomic survey.
Happily it's all over now and open to the public again.

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Album name:Hans de Graaf / England
Current status (active, not active, museum etc):Demolished in 2020
Construction details (year of built, shape etc):1793
Height of the tower, m:was:30 Focal plane elevation above sea level, m:was:28
Light Description (light sectors, colour of the light, number of flashes etc):was:Light1: Flashing, period 5s, white; Light2: Fixed, 5s, 197-210 red, 38-47 white, 47-107 green, Light3: fixed, 5s, 26-38 red
Range, nm:was:Light1: 20 nm; Light2: white 17 nm, green 15 nm, red 13 nm; Light3: 12 nm
Any other comments:was:Racon(T).[0.03-X,0.10-S]. Tower. Visually conspicuous. Lighthouse.
Coordinates (in any format):52 5.0368 N 1 34.4487 E
Displayed:507 times
Date added:Apr 03, 2012
DateTime Original:2006:09:09 13:24:23
Keywords:North Sea / Suffolk / England / United Kingdom
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