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| John Brooks Beach Wednesday Early Afternoon. |
As you can see, John Brooks beach was eroded a little, but only a very little. I suspect that most of the erosion occurred Monday before the wind shifted. There was a little seaweed, giving evidence of some refilling.
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| John Brooks Beach Early Afternoon Wednesday. |
The slope was soft. A lot of new sand had accumulated there in the past weeks, and I suspect it will take a while to remove it.
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| John Brooks Beach Early Afternoon Wednesday. |
Not much erosion, but of course some beaches are slightly better than others.
As of Wednesday morning, the wind is still brisk but appears to be easterly.
I did a little metal detecting a found a few miscellaneous bits including a few coins that were obviously out there for quite a while.
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| Lead Find. 3/8 Inch Diameter and 5/8 Inch Long. |
Above is one item I found. At first I thought it might be a bullet, but I don't know. I haven't seen one just like that. I thought for a moment it could be a plug,, but the four bands circling the item are parallel, not screw like.
The bottom appears to be flat while the top slightly domed. No holes.
What do you think?
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Here is one big coil.
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| Plane Fitted With Coil To Explode Magnetic Mines. Source: HistoryNet. See link below. |
When Germany deployed magnetic mines early in the war, Britain countered with aircraft that could explode them by mimicking a ship’s magnetic signature.
Here is the link for an interesting article.
Aerial Minesweeping: Ingenious Solution to a Hidden Undersea Menace | HistoryNet
I'm sure my father would have preferred this method to the minesweeper he served on.
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| Three Planes To Clear Mine Fields. Source: Same HistoryNet article. |
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| Find and Photo by John C. |
Any ideas on that one?
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| Source: MagicSeaWeed.com. |
The surf is expected to be four to six feet today (Thursday).
It looks like the wind is continuing easterly.
Good Hunting,
TresaureGuide@comcast.net