Old radar Portreath
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N 50° 16.232 W 005° 16.376
30U E 338028 N 5571181
Although this site has seen action in that it was a forward command airfield and then a weapons testing facility. It has always had early warning Radar. All of which has been modernised as technology evolved.
Waymark Code: WM10Q96
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/09/2019
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The present radar is a Type 101 now housed beneath a Kevlar radome for added protection against the weather.
It is of course operational and therefore information is not readily available.
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