Red Sands 40 - Part 2

Issue: 1 Dated 14th July 2022

To mark the anniversary of the last programme from the Red Sands & after 40 years the new broadcast beginnings of Red Sands Radio from Army Fort

Pin-Up - David Wright's favourite model

Pin Up of David Wright's favourite model published throughout the 1940's in the Sketch Magazine( 1941)

Radio 390

An idyllc scene the Red Sands Fort on a sea of glass Radio 390 (1967)

Aboard Radio 390 Tender

Making for Red Sands Fort in the final days of Radio 390 aboard Vic Davies tender the 'Mullard' F19 (1967)

Press Release #8

Press Release 8 - PDF File (1st July 2007)

Red Sands Forts in 1968

Seatribe at Red Sands Fort with plans to develop the old Fort complex into a rest haven (1968)

Control G3 & 4 Towers

In between Gun Tower G1 & Control Tower looking towards G3 & G4 (1968)

Pin-Up - Just Wright 1

"Just Wright 1" 1940's Pin-Up by artist David Wright (1941)

Press Release #9

Press Release 9 - PDF File (2nd July 2007)

Red Sands Forts in 1969

Paul Peters a Radio Essex 222 original DJ on a visit leaving Red Sands Fort at night (1969)

Red Sands Forts in 1969

The final view pulling away from the Fort, note trawl boards on fishing boat (1969)

Above two pictures were taken from enhanced 35mm colour slides

Red Sands Forts in 1970's

Red Sands Fort (1970's) Hans Knot Knebel Collection)

Red Sands Forts in 1970's

Red Sands Fort (1970's) Hans Knot Knebel Collection)

Taking kit aboard Red Sands Fort

Project Redsands taking equipment aboard (2006)

Press Release #10

Press Release 10 - PDF File (9th July 2007)

Taking kit aboard Red Sands Fort

Tendering made easier with the replacement landing stage manufactured & fitted by Mowlem Marine (2006)

Red Sands Fort summer 2006

Red Sands Fort in late summer (2006)

Press Release #11

Final Press Release 11 - PDF File (11th July 2007)

Pin-Up - Just Wright 2

Called "Just Wright 2" the final Pin-Up by artist David Wright (1941)

Thanks to Martin Stevens, Terry Palfrey, Neil Edwards & Brian Adams for their help in producing this feature

For a brief history of all the Thames Estuary Forts see Fort Fax


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