Snow Mountain Air Force Station
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| Snow Mountain Air Force Station Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
|---|---|
  Snow Mountain AFS Location of Snow Mountain AFS, Kentucky | |
| Coordinates | 37°53′50″N 086°00′00″W / 37.89722°N 86.00000°W |
| Type | Air Force Station |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  United States Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1952 |
| In use | 1952-1968 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 784th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron |
Snow Mountain Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-82, NORAD ID: Z-82) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 1.9 miles (3.1 km) west-southwest of Godman Army Airfield, Kentucky. It was closed in 1968.
History
Snow Mountain AFS was one of twenty-eight stations built as part of the second segment of the
On 16 April 1951 the 784th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was initially activated at Godman Field, KY (LP-82) on
During 1962 Snow Mountain AFS joined the
In addition to the main facility, Snow Mountain operated four unmanned
- Odon, IN (P-82A) 38°52′19″N 086°59′46″W / 38.87194°N 86.99611°W
- Kingston, IN (P-82C) 39°22′56″N 085°22′33″W / 39.38222°N 85.37583°W
- Madisonville, KY (P-82D) 37°21′49″N 087°29′49″W / 37.36361°N 87.49694°W
- Owingsville AFS (P-82B) was assigned as a Gep Filler site upon its closure in 1957. It is unclear if it ever was equipped or became operational.
The 784th Radar Squadron was inactivated on 18 June 1968 with the closure of Snow Mountain Air Force Station due to the perceived remote threat of an aircraft attack on Fort Knox.
Air Force units and assignments
Units
- Constituted as the 784th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Activated at Godman Field (LP-82), Fort Knox, KY on 16 April 1951
- Moved to Snow Mountain, Fort Knox, KY on 30 April 1952
- Redesignated as 784th Radar Squadron (SAGE) on 1 May 1962
- Discontinued and inactivated on 18 June 1968
Assignments
- 541st Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 16 April 1951
- 30th Air Division, 6 February 1952
- 4706th Defense Wing(later 4706th Air Defense Wing), 16 February 1953
- 58th Air Division, 1 March 1956
- 35th Air Division, 1 September 1958
- 32d Air Division, 15 November 1958
- Chicago Air Defense Sector, 1 June 1961
- Detroit Air Defense Sector, 1 August 1961
- Chicago Air Defense Sector, 25 May 1962
- 34th Air Division, 1 April 1966 – 18 June 1968
See also
- List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations
- List of United States Air Force aircraft control and warning squadrons
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 Snow Mountain AFS
