Colville Air Force Station
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| Colville Air Force Station Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
|---|---|
  Colville AFS Location of Colville AFS, Washington | |
| Coordinates | 48°35′27″N 117°35′19″W / 48.59083°N 117.58861°W |
| Type | Air Force Station |
| Code | ADC ID: P-60 |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  United States Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1950 |
| In use | 1950-1961 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 760th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron |
Colville Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 14.7 miles (23.7 km) east-northeast of Colville, Washington. It was closed in 1961.
History
Colville Air Force Station was one of twenty-eight stations built as part of the second segment of the
The 760th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (AC&W Sq) was activated at the new station on 27 November 1950. The squadron began operating an
In 1956 the AN/FPS-5 height-finder radar was retired and replaced by an
In addition to the main facility, Colville operated several
- Ione, WA (P-60A) 48°32′43″N 117°09′21″W / 48.54528°N 117.15583°W
- Northport, WA (P-60B) 48°54′32″N 117°52′08″W / 48.90889°N 117.86889°W
- Curlew AFS, WA (P-60C) 48°52′38″N 118°47′08″W / 48.87722°N 118.78556°W
- Okanogan, WA (P-60D) 48°31′41″N 119°56′33″W / 48.52806°N 119.94250°W
- Mazama, WA (P-60E) 48°44′30″N 120°40′50″W / 48.74167°N 120.68056°W
In November 1960 this site was closed due to budget constraints. Today the site remains standing, abandoned and severely deteriorated.
Air Force units and assignments
Units
- Constituted as the 760th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on 14 November 1950
- Activated at Colville Air Force Station on 27 November 1950
- Redesignated 760th Radar Squadron (SAGE) on 15 July 1960
- Discontinued and inactivated on 1 June 1961
Assignments
- 505th Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 1 January 1951
- 162d Aircraft Control and Warning Group(Federalized CA ANG), 25 May 1951
- 25th Air Division, 6 February 1952
- 4702d Defense Wing, 1 January 1953
- 9th Air Division, 8 October 1954
- 25th Air Division, 15 August 1958
- 4700th Air Defense Wing, 1 September 1958
- Spokane Air Defense Sector, 15 March 1960 – 1 June 1961
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 Colville AFS, WA
