RAF Prestatyn explained

RAF Prestatyn
Ensign:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Location:Prestatyn, Denbighshire
Country:Wales
Pushpin Map:Wales Denbighshire#UK
Pushpin Label:RAF Prestatyn
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Denbighshire
Type:Royal Air Force station
Ownership:Ministry of Defence
Operator:Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force Prestatyn or more simply RAF Prestatyn is a former Royal Air Force radar post situated near Prestatyn, in Denbighshire, north-east Wales. The remains of some of the buildings are current. The rotor station is visible as a square building from most of Prestatyn, as it is situated on Gwaenysgor hill. The area around the post is fenced off as a TV satellite is alongside the buildings.

The radar site was last used in the late 1960s and is now used by Prestatyn Rifle and Pistol target shooting club as their home range

There was once a gun turret mounted out to sea that had a range of up to 5 km.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.urbex.puffinpost.com/prestatyn.php Remains of RAF Prestatyn