Bellefontaine Air Force Station
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| Bellefontaine Air Force Station Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
|---|---|
| Bellefontaine, Ohio | |
  Bellefontaine AFS Location of Bellefontaine AFS, Ohio | |
| Coordinates | 40°22′20″N 083°43′10″W / 40.37222°N 83.71944°W |
| Type | Air Force Station |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  United States Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1951 |
| In use | 1951–1969 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 664th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron |
Bellefontaine Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-73, NORAD ID: Z-73) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 2.3 miles (3.7 km) east-northeast of Bellefontaine, Ohio. It was closed in 1969.
History
Bellefontaine Air Force Station was one of twenty-eight stations built as part of the second segment of the
The 664th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was assigned to a temporary site at
During 1959 Bellefontaine AFS joined the
In addition to the main facility, Bellefontaine AFS operated the following AN/FPS-18 Gap Filler site:
Located atop "Mount Nebo", the site was transferred to Bellefontaine AFS when Custer AFS, Michigan (Z-67) closed in June 1965. The gap filler was closed in June 1968.
By 1966 the site was using an
Air Force units and assignments
Units:
- 664th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, activated on 1 January 1951 at Lockbourne AFB
- Moved to Bellefontaine AFS on 1 October 1951
- Re-designated 664th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 1 September 1959
- Inactivated on 30 September 1969
Assignments:
- 541st Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 1 January 1951
- 30th Air Division, 6 February 1952
- 4706th Defense Wing, 16 February 1953
- 58th Air Division, 1 March 1956
- 30th Air Division, 1 September 1958
- Detroit Air Defense Sector, 1 April 1959
- 34th Air Division, 1 April 1966 – 30 September 1969
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946–1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
- Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.
- Information for Bellefontaine AFS, OH
