Dublin Core
Title
WW2
Description
Polish Airmen at Brough Harbour and at Castletown aerodrome.
Many Lochs air to ground firing range. In the shallwo valley at the southern food of Burifa Hill is a series of lochs running east -west, called Many Lochs. During WW2 this valley was used as a firing range for fighter aircraft from nearby RAF Castletown and RAF Wick.. At the western end of the valley the ground rises to a ridge on top of which was erected a large target on a scaffolding frame for the Hurricanes and Spitfires to practice air-to-ground firing, using 303 machine gun and 20mm cannon.
Many Lochs air to ground firing range. In the shallwo valley at the southern food of Burifa Hill is a series of lochs running east -west, called Many Lochs. During WW2 this valley was used as a firing range for fighter aircraft from nearby RAF Castletown and RAF Wick.. At the western end of the valley the ground rises to a ridge on top of which was erected a large target on a scaffolding frame for the Hurricanes and Spitfires to practice air-to-ground firing, using 303 machine gun and 20mm cannon.