page_title: RAF Danby Beacon
section_title: Cold War
hierarchical_section_title: RAF Danby Beacon / Cold War
caption_attribution_description: English: Danby Beacon, near to Houlsyke, North Yorkshire, Great Britain. Plaque on a stone to mark the spot of Danby Beacon R.A.F. Radar Station near to Houlsyke, North Yorkshire. For overall view see &lt;a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1331838" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1331838"&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img style="padding-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="http://s0.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/&gt;
context_page_description: Royal Air Force Danby Beacon or more simply RAF Danby Beacon was an early warning radar Royal Air Force station that formed part of the Chain Home network of radar stations built by the Royal Air Force immediately prior to the Second World War.
context_section_description: In 1946 the station moved to the control of 90 Group and continued to function in the early warning role until 1954 when the station ceased operating. The masts and buildings were demolished in 1957.
caption: The tablet on the stone reads – "Danby Beacon. Site of R.A.F. Radar Station 1939–1954. The mound behind this marker housed the equipment which led to the shooting down by Flt. Lieut. Peter Townsend of the first enemy aircraft to fall on England, 3rd February 1940"
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