RAF Goldsborough explained

RAF Goldsborough
Ensign:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Location:near Goldsborough, North Yorkshire, England
Map Type:North Yorkshire
Coordinates:54.5133°N -0.7203°W
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within North Yorkshire
Pushpin Label:RAF Goldsborough
Ownership:Air Ministry
Type:Radar station
Used:1942 - 1958
Open To Public:No

Royal Air Force Goldsborough or more simply RAF Goldsborough is a former Royal Air Force station located in North Yorkshire, England.[1]

History

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. 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.

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.[3]

Current use

The guard house has been damaged in a fire and it is now private property.[1] [4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'RAF Goldsborough' ('JEX') R2 CHEL ROTOR Radar Station. Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. 8 April 2012.
  2. Book: Dobinson . Colin . Building radar: forging Britain's early-warning chain, 1935-45 . 2010 . Methuen . London . 978-0-413-77229-9 . 425.
  3. Book: Wilson . B C F . A history : Royal Air Force Fylingdales . 1983 . Royal Air Force Fylingdales . 0950852104. 18.
  4. News: Former radar site is now a holiday home . Darlington & Stockton Times . 2023-48 . 1 December 2023 . 62. 2516-5348.