Machinegun Testing Butts

[PETERTHEEATER]

B17 rear guns firing into a Shooting-in Butt 'somewhere in England'



The standard SIB built on 1942 onwards bomber airfields as a semi circular earth bank usually at the back of an aircraft dispersal.

[RichCooper]

RAF Newton


RAF Newton (9) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


RAF Newton (6) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


RAF Newton (5) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

[Ossington_2008]

Both Butt and Range at Newton have gone.

[RichCooper]

I took those last summer glad I did now.wonder if any of the pillboxes are gone now as well

[PETERTHEEATER]

Crosby on Eden

The aircraft Shooting-in Butt was located here at the end of a surfaced track: NY483615

http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepat...z=19&oz=7&gt=1

The butt is visible on an old OS map. I believe that the 25 yard Range was located directly behind it but not on the map (1974)

[PETERTHEEATER]

The 25 yard range at Castletown is here (remians) The firing point was parallel with the edge of the post-war road:

http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepat...z=19&oz=8&gt=1

I think that I misidentified this as a Shooting-in Butt in another thread but cannot locate the post.

The SIB is here:

http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepat...z=18&oz=8&gt=1

[Mr. Jericho]

RAF Llandow 40ft Aircraft MG Test Butt. The AM plan lists it as 12312/41, though it may actually be 1321/41.
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