A very rare yet very enjoyable winter firing of the Ordnance QF 25 pounder gun at Fort Nelson.
The guns are fired by the Ubique Group on behalf of Fort Nelson, Royal Armouries.
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Dave “He is No Angel” Williams.
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[album: https://rightoftheline.org/wp-content/plugins/dm-albums/dm-albums.php?currdir=/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/ Pdr Exercise January 2013/]
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