Royal Air Force Goldsborough or more simply RAF Goldsborough is a former Royal Air Force station located in North Yorkshire, England.[1]
RAF Goldsborough | |
|---|---|
| near Goldsborough, North Yorkshire, England | |
 Former guard house | |
.svg)  RAF Goldsborough Shown within North Yorkshire | |
| 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 |
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.[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]
Current use
The guard house has been damaged in a fire and it is now private property.[1][6]