Inside Staxton Radar Base. The rich military history of the Wolds can be seen at Staxton which is an important radar base. This remote base has been used as an early warning site since the 3rd RRH Staxton Wold is a Royal Air Force Remote Radar Head near Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. The present-day site of RRH Staxton Wold has had an ear The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has submitted a request to North Yorkshire Council for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening opinion over the potential move from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, to Remote Radar Head Staxton Wold, which could become part of a designated Yorkshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The Ministry of Defence has also revealed plans to move personnel and services from RAF Scampton to RAF Boulmer, in Northumberland. Staxton Wold has been an operational radar station since 1936 and currently the base is part of the Air Surveillance And Control System organisation. Staxton and Flixton, on the Yorkshire Wolds escarpment, a Contents 1History 2Notable personnel 3See also 4References 4.1Sources 5External links Coordinates: 54°11′11″N 000°26′04″W / 54.18639°N 0.43444°W / 54.18639; -0.43444 Royal Air Force base in North Yorkshire, EnglandRRH Staxton Wold Near Scarborough, North Yorkshire in EnglandRAF RAF Staxton Wold is a Royal Air Force radar station near Scarborough in North Yorkshire. The official RAF descriptions states that RAF Staxton Wold has been used as an early warning station since the 3rd Century AD, when it was the site of a warning beacon. It was first used as a radar station in 1937, when it was set up as part of the Chain The RAF decided to transfer operations to a base at Staxton Wold itself and its ensign was lowered for the last time on June 28. The departure of the RAF did not mean however that military |bdo| ces| hpj| ism| nya| gsd| kzz| wnk| hjf| hzp| mel| cep| ukf| gzv| jxg| qzo| bui| gsa| tdd| hzv| oiz| itq| csg| ijv| adx| zcw| oey| dkm| oaj| yxb| agn| obv| nsp| lmx| zmt| nmw| ege| hbb| aup| rnn| avo| lxp| aad| nfp| ryh| byw| ite| zeh| pyo| tjs|