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Tank traps
Concrete blocks are all that remain of the extensive WW2 defences along the beach at Forvie Colvid0017

Salmon hydraulics
Malcolm Forbes demonstrates the hydraulic technique of sinking wooden poles into sand that was developed during WW2 to prevent enemy planes and gliders from landing on the long beaches on Scotland’s east coast. Colvid0031





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