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Pillbox FW3/26 Whittlesford
This casemate is of type FW3/26, for a Vickers MG. During World War II, these bunkers were used for the defense of the United Kingdom against a possible enemy invasion. They were built in 1940 and into 1941.
The bunker was for the defense of RAF Duxford.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Keith Edkins
Nearby
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- Airborne Assault Museum - Duxford
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Monument
- Memorial American Airmen Duxford - Duxford
- War Memorial Duxford - Duxford
- War Memorial Newton - Newton
Cemetery
- Commonwealth War Graves Saints Mary and Andrew Churchyard - Whittlesford
- Commonwealth War Graves St George Churchyard - Thriplow
- Commonwealth War Graves Duxford Cemetery - Duxford
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