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Lockport Air Force Station | |
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Part of 1951-1968: ![]() 1968-1979: ![]() | |
Cambria, New York | |
Site information | |
Type | Long Range Radar Site |
Code | P-21 / Z-21 |
Controlled by | ![]() |
Location | |
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Coordinates | 43°08′25″N78°50′0.4″W / 43.14028°N 78.833444°W |
Site history | |
Built | 1951 |
Built by | U.S. Air Force |
In use | 1951-1979 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | Lockport, New York |
Lockport Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force ADCOM General Surveillance Radar station in Cambria, New York.
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.