RAF Dry Tree
Former Royal Air Force early warning station in Cornwall, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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RAF Dry Tree was a Royal Air Force early warning radar station for detecting enemy aircraft during the Second World War. It was built in 1940 on Goonhilly Downs, on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, a short distance to the south-east of the Goonhilly Earth Station.[1][2] It was named from the standing stone on the land known as the Dry Tree menhir.
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RAF Dry Tree | |
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Goonhilly Downs Near Helston, Cornwall in United Kingdom | |
Coordinates | 50°2′44.1″N 5°12′18.24″W |
Type | Chain Home radar station |
Height | four 360 feet (110 m) transmitter masts |
Site information | |
Owner | Air Ministry |
Operator | Royal Air Force |
Open to the public | yes |
Site history | |
Built | 1940 (1940) |
In use | 1940- |
Fate | demolished with the exception of ground level buildings and concrete hardstandings |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
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