RAF Fullarton
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RAF Fullarton was a Royal Air Force
Ground Control Intercept station
, situated in Ayrshire
, Scotland
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RAF Fullarton was established during World War II
and initially consisted of mobile vans, but was later upgraded to a stage 2 station with operations blocks made out of brick. The station was never fully updated and remained an intermediate station.
The station closed at the end of the war and was placed on care and maintenance until the early 1950's when the site was selected for the ROTOR programme, as RAF Gailes
.
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
Ground Control Intercept station
RAF station
A Royal Air Force station is a permanent Royal Air Force operations location. Many RAF stations are aerodromes, or airbases, being the home to one or more flying squadrons. Other RAF stations are training units, administrative units, headquarters , or carry out ground-based operational tasks...
, situated in Ayrshire
Ayrshire
Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...
, Scotland
Scotland
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RAF Fullarton was established during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and initially consisted of mobile vans, but was later upgraded to a stage 2 station with operations blocks made out of brick. The station was never fully updated and remained an intermediate station.
The station closed at the end of the war and was placed on care and maintenance until the early 1950's when the site was selected for the ROTOR programme, as RAF Gailes
RAF Gailes
RAF Gailes was a ROTOR radar station in Ayrshire, Scotland.RAF Gailes was built on the site of the earlier RAF Fullarton The buildings from the old GCI station were cleared by December 1950....
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