North Bend Air Force Station
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| North Bend Air Force Station Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
|---|---|
  North Bend AFS Location of North Bend AFS, Oregon | |
| Coordinates | 43°32′00″N 124°10′35″W / 43.53333°N 124.17639°W |
| Type | Air Force Station |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  United States Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1952 |
| In use | 1952–1980 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 761st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron |
North Bend Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-12, NORAD ID: Z-12) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 3.9 miles (6.3 km) north-northeast of Hauser, Oregon. It was closed in 1980.
History
North Bend Air Force Station was one of twenty-eight stations built as part of the second segment of the
The 761st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was activated at Reedsport, Oregon, on 7 February 1951 with
In 1955 an
During 1960 North Bend AFS joined the
In addition to the main facility, North Bend operated several
- Port Orford, OR (P-12A) 42°44′13″N 124°30′35″W / 42.73694°N 124.50972°W
- Disston, OR (P-12B) 43°35′09″N 122°39′09″W / 43.58583°N 122.65250°W
- Placer, OR (P-12C) 42°41′31″N 123°13′48″W / 42.69194°N 123.23000°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. In 1979 North Bend came under Tactical Air Command (TAC) jurisdiction with the inactivation of Aerospace Defense Command and the creation of ADTAC. The 761st Radar Squadron (SAGE) was inactivated 11 February 1980 as a result of budget restrictions, and the general phase down of air defense radar stations.
With the station's closure, the site was turned over to the state of Oregon and it is now used as the Shutter Creek Correctional Institution (minimum-security prison)
Air Force units and assignments
Units
- Constituted as the 761st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Activated at Reedsport, Oregon on 7 February 1951
- Site renamed North Bend Air Force Station on 1 December 1953
- Redesignated as the 761st Radar Squadron (SAGE) on 15 July 1960
- Redesignated as the 761st Radar Squadron on 1 February 1974
- Inactivated on 11 February 1980
Assignments
- 505th Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 7 February 1951
- 25th Air Division, 6 February 1952
- 4704th Defense Wing, 1 January 1953
- 25th Air Division, 8 October 1954
- Portland Air Defense Sector, 1 March 1960
- 26th Air Division, 1 April 1966
- 25th Air Division, 15 September 1969 – 11 February 1980
See also
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, 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 North Bend AFS, OR
