Kingman Air Force Station
Kingman Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-128) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Kingman, Arizona. It was closed in 1958.
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Part of Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
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Coordinates | 35°11′51″N 114°02′29″W |
Type | Air Force Station |
Site information | |
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Site history | |
Built | 1955 |
In use | 1955-1958 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 659th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron |
![](../I/m/659th_Radar_Squadron_-_Emblem.png)
Emblem of the 659th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Air Force units and assignments
Units:
- 659th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, Assigned 22 June 1955
- Activated at Norton AFB, California on 20 June 1953
- Inactivated on 15 August 1958
Assignments:
- 27th Air Division, 22 June 1955 – 15 August 1958
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See also
- List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations
References
- 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, The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL (1997).
- Information for Kingman AFS, AZ
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