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Navigation Beacon
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Navigation beacons were used for guidance during the early years of aviation when navigation based mostly on landmarks and such. It is unlikely that this beacon was ever equipped with a radio transmitter. There's a ladder inside the tower, but the first four or so meters have been cut. It's still relatively easy to climb to the top.
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Type: Building
Status: Abandoned
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: not very exciting
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Address
Pansio
Turku, Western Finland
Finland
Owner: -
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Thrill of climbing and decent view from the top.
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When the airfield of Artukainen was built between 1931 and 1935, it was the first civilian airfield in Finland and the northernmost in the world. During the Second World War the field was used by Finnish Fokker D.XXI fighter planes. The airfield moved to its current location in Rusko in 1955, but was used for general aviation until 1965. Nowadays the only remaining building is the flight beacon which sits abandoned on a nearby hill.
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The locals were once planning to renovate the beacon, but nothing has happened since then. It will probably sit on the top of the hill until someone decides the kids could hurt themselves when it collapses...
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 12/20/2016 6:53 PM.
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on Dec 20 16 at 18:53, Emperor Wang validated this location on Dec 20 16 at 18:52, Emperor Wang changed the following: Display Name on Nov 23 08 at 5:31, Emperor Wang validated this location on Nov 21 08 at 13:44, Tupsumato changed the following: Display Name on Nov 21 08 at 13:44, Tupsumato made this location available on Nov 21 08 at 13:44, Tupsumato updated gallery picture 03(1).jpg on Nov 21 08 at 13:44, Tupsumato updated gallery picture 02.jpg on Nov 21 08 at 13:42, Tupsumato changed the following: Display Name, History, Year Built, Interesting Features, Future Plans, Description on Nov 21 08 at 13:26, Tupsumato updated gallery picture 02.jpg on Nov 21 08 at 13:11, Tupsumato added some pictures to a gallery
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