Brunswick Air Force Station
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| Brunswick Air Force Station Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
|---|---|
  Brunswick AFS Location of Brunswick AFS, Maine | |
| Coordinates | 43°53′44″N 069°55′24″W / 43.89556°N 69.92333°W |
| Type | Air Force Station |
| Code | ADC ID: P-13 NORAD ID: Z-13 |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  United States Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1951 |
| In use | 1951-1965 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 654th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron |
Brunswick Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east-southeast of Brunswick, Maine. It was closed in 1965.
Brunswick AFS was one of the first of twenty-four stations of the 1949 permanent
History
The 654th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was assigned to Brunswick on 1 January 1951 and began operating a pair of
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The radar squadron provided information 24/7 the SAGE Direction Center where it was analyzed to determine range, direction altitude speed and whether or not aircraft were friendly or hostile. On 31 July 1963, the site was redesignated as NORAD ID Z-13.
In addition to the main facility, Brunswick AFS operated an
- Sedgwick, ME (P-13A) 44°18′51″N 068°38′22″W / 44.31417°N 68.63944°W
Over the years, the equipment at the station was upgraded or modified to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the information gathered by the radars. The site was slated to receive an AN/FPS-35 search radar, but plans were cancelled, probably due to pending site deactivation. This site was removed from service on 25 June 1965 along with other ADC sites as part of a consolidation of resources.
The facility was eventually absorbed into the now-defunct Naval Air Station Brunswick, and its facilities were integrated into the NAS. A large radar tower remains standing. The Gap Filler support building at Sedgwick remains, the radar long since dismantled.
Air Force units and assignments
Units:
- 654th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, Assigned 8 March 1951
- Was activated 8 December 1949 at Dow AFB(L-1), ME (not equipped or manned)
- Redesignated 654th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 1 October 1959
- Discontinued 25 June 1965
Assignments:
- 540th Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 8 March 1951
- 32d Air Division, 6 February 1952
- 4707th Defense Wing, 16 February 1956
- 32d Air Division, 1 March 1956
- Bangor Air Defense Sector, 15 August 1958
- Boston Air Defense Sector, 1 August 1962 – 25 June 1965
See also
- List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980 Archived 2016-02-13 at the Wayback Machine, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson AFB, CO (1980).
- Winkler, David F. & Webster, Julie L., Searching the Skies[dead link], The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL (1997).
- Information for Brunswick AFS, ME
