Lockport Air Force Station
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| Lockport Air Force Station | |
|---|---|
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| Cambria, New York | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Long Range Radar Site |
| Code | P-21 / Z-21 |
| Controlled by | File:Flag of the United States Air Force.svg United States Air Force |
| Location | |
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| Site history | |
| Built | 1951 |
| Built by | U.S. Air Force |
| In use | 1951-1979 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Lockport, New York |
Lockport Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force ADCOM General Surveillance Radar station in Cambria, New York.
History
[edit | edit source]Initially established at Fort Niagara in 1950 before relocating to Lockport site. It was a joint USAF and US Army station from 1951 to 1969. The Air Defense squadron inactivated on 29 June 1979. The key infrastructure like the three radomes (AN/FPS-7 and twin AN/FPS-6 radars) have been demolished. Today the former station is partially vacant with base apartments for private use and commercial redevelopment.[1]
It was a part of the RCC (NORAD Regional Control Center) a SAGE network, located at Syracuse AFS.
Units
[edit | edit source]- 763rd Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron - 1950
- 763rd Radar Squadron (SAGE) - 1959
- 763rd Radar Squadron - 1974
Assignments
[edit | edit source]- 540th Aircraft Control and Warning Group 1951-1952
- 32nd Air Division 1952-1953
- 4704th Defense Wing 1953-1956
- 4708th Defense Wing 1956
- 30th Air Division 1956-1958
- Syracuse Air Defense Sector 1958-1963
- 2nd Artillery Group (Air Defense) 1961-1969
- Detroit Air Defense Sector 1963-1966
- 34th Air Division 1966-1969
- 35th Air Division 1969
- 21st Air Division 1969-1979
References
[edit | edit source]Categories:
- Installations of the United States Air Force in New York (state)
- Radar stations of the United States Air Force
- Aerospace Defense Command military installations
- 1951 establishments in Louisiana
- 1979 disestablishments in Louisiana
- Military installations established in 1951
- Military installations closed in 1979