Lockport Air Force Station

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Lockport Air Force Station
Part of
1951-1968: Air Defense Command.svg Air Defense Command
1968-1979: USAF - Aerospace Defense Command.png Aerospace Defense Command
Cambria, New York
Site information
TypeLong Range Radar Site
CodeP-21 / Z-21
Controlled byFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
Location
Lockport Air Force Station
Coordinates 43°08′25″N78°50′0.4″W / 43.14028°N 78.833444°W / 43.14028; -78.833444
Site history
Built1951
Built byU.S. Air Force
In use1951-1979
Garrison information
GarrisonLockport, New York

Lockport Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force ADCOM General Surveillance Radar station in Cambria, New York.

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History

Initially established at Fort Niagara in 1950 before relocating to Lockport site. It was a joint USAF and US Army station from 1951 to 1969. The Air Defense squadron inactivated on 29 June 1979. The key infrastructure like the three radomes (AN/FPS-7 and twin AN/FPS-6 radars) have been demolished. Today the former station is partially vacant with base apartments for private use and commercial redevelopment. [1]

It was a part of the RCC (NORAD Regional Control Center) a SAGE network, located at Syracuse AFS.

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