Comments on: The Felix Centre http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/08/07/the-felix-centre/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bruce Everiss http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/08/07/the-felix-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-201828 Bruce Everiss Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:26:18 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=2299#comment-201828 Information about DSDA Kineton and the Felix centre on this local forum: http://harbury.villagebuzz.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=56 Information about DSDA Kineton and the Felix centre on this local forum: http://harbury.villagebuzz.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=56

]]> By: Jel http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/08/07/the-felix-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-201681 Jel Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:49:54 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=2299#comment-201681 Groves in the ground? Combine harvester tracks after wet weather. Felix was adopted by various EOD in WWII, when he was still a contemporary cartoon, and 321 EOD simply kept on the tradition - I was trained in 1968 in booby-trap clearance by a unit with the logo, at Shorncliffe, not far from the Hythe FIBUA, and that predates the 321 attribution. Groves in the ground? Combine harvester tracks after wet weather.
Felix was adopted by various EOD in WWII, when he was still a contemporary cartoon, and 321 EOD simply kept on the tradition – I was trained in 1968 in booby-trap clearance by a unit with the logo, at Shorncliffe, not far from the Hythe FIBUA, and that predates the 321 attribution.

]]> By: Tim R-T-C http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/08/07/the-felix-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-201641 Tim R-T-C Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:45:53 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=2299#comment-201641 Peter - I wouldn't be too keen on making a film at that place - you'd always worry in case they forgot to remove a few of the IEDs during the wekk... Peter – I wouldn’t be too keen on making a film at that place – you’d always worry in case they forgot to remove a few of the IEDs during the wekk…

]]> By: Peter http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/08/07/the-felix-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-201638 Peter Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:45:10 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=2299#comment-201638 If the military wanted to make some extra money, it could rent out the Felix Centre on weekends for movie and TV filming. If the military wanted to make some extra money, it could rent out the Felix Centre on weekends for movie and TV filming.

]]> By: Michael http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/08/07/the-felix-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-201633 Michael Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:25:29 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=2299#comment-201633 Here is a fake village of the Swiss Army. Well it has been there fore many years, but the images seem to be pretty old. But there are ground-level pictures in google earth. http://maps.google.com/maps?t=h&hl=de&ie=UTF8&ll=47.422341,6.984533&spn=0.009001,0.022745&z=16 Here is a fake village of the Swiss Army. Well it has been there fore many years, but the images seem to be pretty old. But there are ground-level pictures in google earth.
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: cookie monster http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/08/07/the-felix-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-201632 cookie monster Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:18:31 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=2299#comment-201632 @ Patrick - i think those grooves may be remnants of peat cutting http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/BygoneIndustries/PeatCutting.html Also - whilst we are on the subject of arms dumps can i nominate the long abandoned Kinnerley complex of bunkers? Apart from the huge concrete bunkers scattered across the countryside there isnt much left but this was a main artillery storage facility in WW2. http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll=52.776887,-2.972403&spn=0.014226,0.035877&t=h&z=15 @ Patrick – i think those grooves may be remnants of peat cutting
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/BygoneIndustries/PeatCutting.html

Also – whilst we are on the subject of arms dumps can i nominate the long abandoned Kinnerley complex of bunkers? Apart from the huge concrete bunkers scattered across the countryside there isnt much left but this was a main artillery storage facility in WW2.

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Rob http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/08/07/the-felix-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-201631 Rob Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:41:33 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=2299#comment-201631 @Nova: Thats oil-seed rape, I believe! (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapeseed" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>) @Nova: Thats oil-seed rape, I believe! (Wikipedia)

]]> By: Patrick http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/08/07/the-felix-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-201630 Patrick Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:22:49 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=2299#comment-201630 http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=53.554268,-1.934012&spn=0.002887,0.006909&t=h&z=17 Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Patrick http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/08/07/the-felix-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-201629 Patrick Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:22:00 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=2299#comment-201629 Not really related but it IS in England...any idea what these grooves in the ground might be? Maybe some of you english types can enlighten us...Thanks. Not really related but it IS in England…any idea what these grooves in the ground might be? Maybe some of you english types can enlighten us…Thanks.

]]> By: john http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/08/07/the-felix-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-201627 john Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:56:00 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=2299#comment-201627 We have places like these in America too. However, we call them "suburbs." We have places like these in America too. However, we call them “suburbs.”

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