RAF Fylingdales 50 years on.

[Howard of Effingham]

an interesting little report.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23960820

i had forgotten that this RAF station has been in the early warning business for that long.

[Captain Canada]

Cool. I had no idea !

[PR19_Kit]

Interestingly their 'Training missile' was launched from France, but out across the Atlantic.

Do they know something about Franco-American relations that we don't? 

[Mr.Creak]

Giant balls!
Oh wait, it's pyramids now.
Bah, changing landscapes...

[kitnut617]

Back in the 70's and when I had just finished my apprenticeship (fabrication & welding), one of my first jobs I did on my own was to replace a pile of galvernized steps in the emergency exits of a Radar Station just north of Bournemouth.  I couldn't believe that there was a whole village of sorts underground right where I used to ride past on my motorbike almost everyday, you just wouldn't have known  ----