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RAF Fylingdales has reached 50 years of service in the fields of space surveillance and missile early warning operations.

The station in Yorkshire, famous during the Cold War for its golf-ball-shaped radar installations, is an integral part of the broader space surveillance network and ballistic missile early warning system. RAF Fylingdales, a joint enterprise between the US and UK governments, was first declared operational on 17 September 1963.

Employees past and present joined family members to witness the launch of a new visitor’s centre, 17 September, aimed at documenting the work carried out throughout the Cold War and beyond.

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