RAF Goldsborough | |
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near Goldsborough, North Yorkshire, England | |
Coordinates | 54°30′48″N 0°43′13″W / 54.5133°N 0.7203°W |
Type | Radar station |
Site information | |
Owner | Air Ministry |
Open to the public | No |
Site history | |
Built | 1941 |
In use | 1942–1958 |
Royal Air Force Goldsborough or more simply RAF Goldsborough is a former Royal Air Force station located in North Yorkshire, England. [1]
It was a radar station and part of the RAF ROTOR system. Originally staffed by army personnel, it was handed over to the RAF in March 1942. [2] It was opened as Radar station M45 as part of the coastal defence/Chain Home Low (CD/CHL) system. [3] It was later upgraded to the ROTOR system with a new operating block being built between 1951 and 1952. The guardroom was destroyed by fire in 1958. [4]
In the early 1960s, elements of the bomb disposal flights based at RAF Stafford used RAF Goldsborough as a base whilst clearing land at Snod Hill in preparation for the building of RAF Fylingdales. [5]
The guard house has been damaged in a fire and it is now private property. [1] [6]
RAF Goldsborough | |
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near Goldsborough, North Yorkshire, England | |
Coordinates | 54°30′48″N 0°43′13″W / 54.5133°N 0.7203°W |
Type | Radar station |
Site information | |
Owner | Air Ministry |
Open to the public | No |
Site history | |
Built | 1941 |
In use | 1942–1958 |
Royal Air Force Goldsborough or more simply RAF Goldsborough is a former Royal Air Force station located in North Yorkshire, England. [1]
It was a radar station and part of the RAF ROTOR system. Originally staffed by army personnel, it was handed over to the RAF in March 1942. [2] It was opened as Radar station M45 as part of the coastal defence/Chain Home Low (CD/CHL) system. [3] It was later upgraded to the ROTOR system with a new operating block being built between 1951 and 1952. The guardroom was destroyed by fire in 1958. [4]
In the early 1960s, elements of the bomb disposal flights based at RAF Stafford used RAF Goldsborough as a base whilst clearing land at Snod Hill in preparation for the building of RAF Fylingdales. [5]
The guard house has been damaged in a fire and it is now private property. [1] [6]