RAF Fylingdales six decades of watching

[chopper2004]

Surprised no one picked up on RAF Fylingdales celebrated its 60th birthday month back and here are some photos from their social media, detailing the start of planning to build the then three golfballs, to 3 decades ago of dismantling said golfballs

and replacing it with one phased array radar today, watching for ICBm/SLBm threat and space itself.
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cheers

[RAFEngO74to09]

1966 Pathe video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMJgSjRjfTI

[diginagain]

Having been built on the impact area of an artillery range, sending the lads out with metal detectors seems to have been a sound decision. 5.5" shells still appear from time-to-time.