The exit of one of three "ski" shaped storage buildings on the V1 launch site, Le Bois des Huit-Rues near Hazebrouck, France.

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"This large building was intended for the storage of a dozen V1's placed on transport carts without their wings attached. The curve of the entrance was to enable the reduction of the destructive blast effect of an explosion in the event of bombing. As seen from the air, the construction of this building has the shape of a ski placed on its side. The British therefore nicknamed the first generation V1 launch bases "ski sites". Three buildings of this type existed at each launch complex and all three survive within the woods. " "Le Bois des Huit-Rues houses a group of buildings connected by concrete tracks. The Bois is one of the 96 first generation sites built by the Germans 1n 1943 to launch V1’s against London. The peculiar shape of the three large storage buildings as seen from the air, led the British to christening them “ski sites”. Despite heavy bombing by the allies, the site remains in very good condition and most of the buildings survive." see

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Size: 3624px × 2415px
Location: Le Bois des Huit-Rues, Hazebrouck, France
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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