Lockport AFS explained

Lockport Air Force Station
Partof:
1951-1968: Air Defense Command
1968-1979: Aerospace Defense Command
Location:Cambria, New York
Code:P-21 / Z-21
Coordinates:43.1403°N -78.8334°W
Type:Long Range Radar Site
Built:1951
Builder:U.S. Air Force
Used:1951-1979
Garrison:Lockport, New York

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

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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Assignments

Notes and References

  1. https://abandonedplaygrounds.com/2018/12/14/abandoned-lockport-air-force-station-in-sanborn/