The collection brings to life the rich history of RAF Fylingdales and also fills in the gaps as to who produced the large collection of black and white photographs held in the archive.
Dennis Wompra Studios based in Middlesbrough were commissioned to document the industrial development of area, including British Steel, ICI and the construction of A19 flyover, some of these images are held in Teeside Archives Middlesbrough Council.
In 1959 Dennis Wompra was commissioned by Radio Corporation of America (RCA) to document the building of RAF Fylingdales. The photographs in the Dennis Wompra Studios Collection are photographs that were kept for his personal collection and give a more creative and personal view of the development of RAF Fylingdales from 1959 to 1963.