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Old 3rd Dec 2004, 20:11
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Can anyone shed light on why these ranges were named after women; Rose Hearty, Donna Nook and of course Pam Bray? Were they war heroes, celebities or just local girls that aircrew used to shoot their load at
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You forgot hole bitch.
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What about the bloke Wayne Fleet?
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The Army have followed the lead with 'Becky Nam' to the west of Cranwell.

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Don't forget Pen Dine in South Wales!
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Let's not forget poor old Speyed Adam - poor chap!!!!

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When did Signor Bridge move into South Wales?
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And just who was Stan Ta?
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There was a lovely lady in Hong Kong called Cas Le'Peak.
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Several of these ranges seem to share the same elderly female relative - one "Auntie" Tank...
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Just remembered Miss Abigail "Abbi" Porth.
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our tuetonic friends named 'otto burn'
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Old Bill at Portland of course.

Then there was Eve's husband El Adam

bit of a Sing Song out east though near where the China Fishes play on the Rock.
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Didn't there used to be a Chloe Squarter-Battle?
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And then there was a couple of mucky old birds -

That Cow Den

And her Mediterranean cousin, Big Filfa

[Not to mention the lovely Cypriot, Epi Skopi]
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Of course, there are also those other Scotsmen, Kirk Cudbright and Ben Becula.
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Can anyone shed light on why these ranges were named after women; Rose Hearty, Donna Nook and of course Pam Bray? Were they war heroes, celebities or just local girls[...]?
This is turning into a round of "the late arrivals at the Range Safety Officers' Ball."

In the case of Donna Nook, the place was so called before the range (and its preceding decoy and diversion landing field) was established. I've just checked the 1891 OS map, and it's Donna Nook then.

If she was a local girl, she'd have been no spring chicken when the range opened.

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