RAF Prestatyn
RAF Prestatyn | |
|---|---|
| Prestatyn in Wales | |
  RAF Prestatyn Shown within Denbighshire | |
| Coordinates | 53°19′31″N 003°23′10″W / 53.32528°N 3.38611°WCoordinates: 53°19′31″N 003°23′10″W / 53.32528°N 3.38611°W |
| Type | Royal Air Force station |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Air Ministry |
| Operator | Royal Air Force |
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 the area has remained unchanged since it was abandoned.
There was once a gun turret mounted out to sea that could shoot up to 5 km.[1]
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