Oakdale Air Force Station
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Oakdale Air Force Station (ADC ID: RP-62, NORAD ID: Z-62) is a United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 1.3 miles (2.1 km) east of the Pittsburgh suburb of Oakdale, Pennsylvania. It was closed in 1969.
History
Oakdale Air Force Station was established in 1959 at the Oakdale Army Installation near
The United States Army had established Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP)
During 1960 Oakdale AFS joined the
An
In addition to the main facility, Oakdale operated two unmanned
- Thompson, OH (RP-62A) 41°41′09″N 081°02′38″W / 41.68583°N 81.04389°W
- Lewisville, OH (RP-62B) 39°45′23″N 081°13′40″W / 39.75639°N 81.22778°W
- Brookfield, OH (RP-62E) 41°13′08″N 080°33′43″W / 41.21889°N 80.56194°W
- Thomas, WV (RP-62G) 39°08′52″N 079°34′15″W / 39.14778°N 79.57083°W
The Thompson and Lewisville sites, along with the former Brookfield AFS were transferred to Oakdale when Brookfield AFS was deactivated in 1960. The Thomas site was reassigned to Oakdale with the closure of
Air Force operations ended with 662nd Radar Squadron (SAGE) inactivating on 31 December 1969. Army operations ended in 1974. The FAA retained the radar site, and replaced the AN/FPS-24 with an
Air Force units and assignments
Units:
- Brookfield AFS, PA on 1 November 1959.
- Redesignated: 662d Radar Squadron (SAGE), 15 July 1960
- Inactivated: 31 December 1969
Assignments:
- Detroit Air Defense Sector, 1 November 1959
- Syracuse Air Defense Sector, 15 June 1960
- Detroit Air Defense Sector, 4 September 1963
- 34th Air Division, 1 April 1966
- 33d Air Division, 16 September-31 December 1969
See also
- List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations
- Pittsburgh Defense Area(Nike missiles)
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.
- for Oakdale AFS, PA