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Part 8 of the Red Sands Radio story continues with
Air Fort
In part 7 we had some shots of a light aircraft buzzing Red Sands Radio
Now we bring you aerial pictures from Red Sands Radio's official photographer
Ready for take off from Manston Airport
These days renamed London Manston
The longest airfield on the the East Coast the field could have accommodated Concorde
Still a safely over shoot for Europe the airfield was active during the War & has a fine Spitfire Museum
Pilot Steve former owner of Herbert's Cycle Shop, High Street, Whitstable
Passing over the Wansum Valley towards the shoreline between Reculver & Westgate-on-Sea
Over the Windfarm Red Sands Fort right of centre with the Isle-of-Sheppey & Essex beyond
Red Sands from the North East, the North Redsands Towers Buoy right marking the port side of the Oaze Deep
Vessels heading to or from the North East after passing Shivering Sands take the Knock John or Knob Channels then either The Black Deep past the wreck of the Mi-Amigo or more direct Easterly The Alexandra then Princes Channel
Looking toward Essex shipping in The Warp Channel
A restricted area separates the Oaze Deep nearest the Red Sands from the Warp
Left is Southern Gun Tower with its circa 2007 antenna
Faversham & Oare Creeks
Centre slipway is the Harty Ferry connecting the mainland to the Isle-of-Sheppey
Left fork is Faversham Creek that winds its way to the Town Centre
The right fork is Oare Creek that peters out at the Faversham - Oare Road
In the apex is the Old Shipwrights Arms only in recent years connected with mains electricity