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RAF WAINFLEET
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	Tower from the compound	Tower from Quad 6.	Controller (right) & scorer positions	Looking north towards Quad 1	Looking out towards the northern end of the range.	Looking out towards range centre	External landline communications position	Weather information (right)

	Quad Towers
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	Quad 1 from the forward sea defence	Quad 2 in the tower	Quad 4.	Quad 5 from the approach track	Quad 5 from Quad 6	Quad 6 from the approach track

	Target 1: Strafe Panels

	From Control Tower	From Quad 6	Close-ups

	Targets 2 & 3: Ships (south)

	T2 From Control Tower	T3 from Control Tower	T2 & T3 from the air	T2 & T3 from Quad 6	Close-ups of T2		Close-up of T3

	Target 4: Ship Pair (north)

	From the air	From the Control Tower	T4 & T5 from the air	From Quad 6	Close-ups

	T4 from the range	Old T4 (now T7) up VERY close

	Target 5: Dive Circle

	From the tower	Targets 4 & 5 from the air	From Quad 6	From the range

	Target 6: Pylons

	From the air	From the Control Tower	From Quad 6	Close-up
	Tactical Targets Land Rover Installation

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	Installation of the Land Rover Tactical Target
	Tactical Targets

	This vehicle was used for transport on the range until recently when it succumbed to the hostile environment. Note the amount of standing water even at low tide.	A number of tactical targets have been produced using a frame and netting. Although these look fairly unimpressive from the ground, aircrew claim that they are very realistic from the air!			Many of the AFVs have become victims of the treacherous range sands.			AFV target

	Vehicles undergoing preparation for use as targets	AFVs are regularly removed and returned to the range.	Damage to an AFV from a 3kg Practice Bomb.

	Miscellaneous

	RAF Wainfleet Target Scoring Technique	Release of Dummy Storm Shadow Pod	Harrier bombing run & "splash"