No stranger to controversy RAF Fylingdales has recently been in the spotlight again.

No doubt many have wondered what it's like inside the base. So thought we'd show you.

RAF Fylingdales has been in operation for around 40 years. It was built as an early warning station during the cold war to detect a potential nuclear attack.

Like most military installations the base isn't open to the public and has tight security to prevent trespass.

However we have been granted entry and allowed to take photos.

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Click on the pictures below for a bigger image.

		Radar panels This is the back of one the stations water cooled radar panels
		Operations room Where the data collected by the radar system is monitored
		Data terminals Flight Lieutenant Martin Hull shows one of the ageing computer terminals used to monitor the radar
		Interior base security 18" steel doors were installed during the cold war. With these closed the base can be self sufficient.
		External base security PC Kev Benton and his colleagues in the MOD police patrol the base perimeter
		Panoramic view A 360 degree view taken near to the Fylingdales base. The base is at the top right when the image opens.