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159: 38: 45: 174:. The hollows in the banks around it were used to house machine guns in the Second World War and there was a searchlight battery here. Inland from East Picket bay are the remnants of the E-Pens used to house fighter aircraft if they were needed. In a field close to the 190:
that was used as housing for a searchlight. On a rocky patch of ground at west pill is a brick mine watcher hut. This was used specifically to watch out for the enemy who may be laying mines in Milford Haven.
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landed at Angle airfield after receiving hull damage during a rescue. It returned to the RAF and became home to the Coastal command unit who tested weapons that could be used against German
329: 78: 253:. After the war was over the buildings were no longer used and many were removed in the 1980s; however, some still stand in remote locations. 218: 148: 25: 349: 37: 354: 266:. The coastline around Angle was severely damaged. The effect of the oil spill lasted several years and cost £60 million. 230: 71: 334: 182:
lifeboat house there are visible remains of an anti-aircraft post. This site was later changed and used to house a
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memorial there are the remains of an anti-aircraft post. On a section of the coastal path just past the
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grounded at the Milford Haven Waterway entrance, spilling 72,000 tonnes of
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Pembrokeshire
117: 109: 70: 60: 217:, housed several squadrons during the war such as 151:. There is a wide range of wildlife and a former 237:. In 1943 operational control passed on to the 209:. The airfield, which began as a station for 170:defences and the site of the former air base 44: 8: 186:. At the north hill, there are remains of a 135:on the southern side of the entrance to the 19: 16:Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales 18: 287: 301:. Countryside Council for Wales. 2003. 7: 256:On 15 February 1996, the oil tanker 219:No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF 149:Site of Special Scientific Interest 26:Site of Special Scientific Interest 14: 43: 36: 313:"BBC Wales On Air:Sea Empress" 123:1 January 1953/16 October 2003 113:133.5 hectares (1.335 km) 1: 184:40 mm Rolls-Royce cannon 335:BBC Wales South West - Angle 162:Remains of gun emplacements 376: 201:. It opened in 1941 after 166:The peninsula is rich in 31: 24: 350:Beaches of Pembrokeshire 197:was an airfield during 355:Coast of Pembrokeshire 247:Sunderland flying boat 223:412 Transport Squadron 163: 137:Milford Haven Waterway 245:. During this time a 227:Supermarine Spitfires 161: 133:Angle Peninsula Coast 52:Location within Wales 20:Angle Peninsula Coast 276:Angle, Pembrokeshire 94:51.68022°N 5.09766°W 231:Westland Whirlwinds 90: /  21: 225:. Planes included 164: 99:51.68022; -5.09766 235:Hawker Hurricanes 221:and the Canadian 127: 126: 367: 317: 316: 309: 303: 302: 300: 292: 205:attacks against 168:Second World War 105: 104: 102: 101: 100: 95: 91: 88: 87: 86: 83: 47: 46: 40: 22: 375: 374: 370: 369: 368: 366: 365: 364: 340: 339: 326: 321: 320: 311: 310: 306: 298: 294: 293: 289: 284: 272: 215:Fighter Command 153:Royal Air Force 98: 96: 92: 89: 84: 81: 79: 77: 76: 56: 55: 54: 53: 50: 49: 48: 17: 12: 11: 5: 373: 371: 363: 362: 357: 352: 342: 341: 338: 337: 332: 325: 324:External links 322: 319: 318: 304: 286: 285: 283: 280: 279: 278: 271: 268: 125: 124: 121: 115: 114: 111: 107: 106: 74: 68: 67: 64: 58: 57: 51: 42: 41: 35: 34: 33: 32: 29: 28: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 372: 361: 358: 356: 353: 351: 348: 347: 345: 336: 333: 331: 328: 327: 323: 314: 308: 305: 297: 291: 288: 281: 277: 274: 273: 269: 267: 265: 261: 260: 254: 252: 248: 244: 240: 239:Fleet Air Arm 236: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 212: 208: 207:Pembroke Dock 204: 200: 196: 192: 189: 185: 181: 177: 173: 169: 160: 156: 154: 150: 146: 142: 141:Pembrokeshire 138: 134: 129: 122: 120: 116: 112: 108: 103: 75: 73: 69: 66:Pembrokeshire 65: 63: 59: 39: 30: 27: 23: 307: 290: 257: 255: 211:No. 10 Group 199:World War II 193: 165: 132: 130: 128: 119:Notification 259:Sea Empress 176:World War I 97: / 72:Coordinates 344:Categories 282:References 243:Royal Navy 82:51°40′49″N 330:Angle Map 264:crude oil 203:Luftwaffe 195:RAF Angle 188:Laing hut 172:RAF Angle 85:5°05′52″W 270:See also 155:station. 62:Location 251:U-boats 241:of the 147:, is a 299:(PDF) 145:Wales 233:and 180:RNLI 131:The 110:Area 139:in 346:: 229:, 213:, 143:, 315:.

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Site of Special Scientific Interest
Angle Peninsula Coast is located in Wales
Location
Coordinates
51°40′49″N 5°05′52″W / 51.68022°N 5.09766°W / 51.68022; -5.09766
Notification
Milford Haven Waterway
Pembrokeshire
Wales
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Royal Air Force

Second World War
RAF Angle
World War I
RNLI
40 mm Rolls-Royce cannon
Laing hut
RAF Angle
World War II
Luftwaffe
Pembroke Dock
No. 10 Group
Fighter Command
No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF
412 Transport Squadron
Supermarine Spitfires
Westland Whirlwinds
Hawker Hurricanes
Fleet Air Arm

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