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: 682d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron |
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: Current Use: Now part of the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve off-limits to the general public. |
: Current Use: Now part of the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve off-limits to the general public. |
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* '''Half Moon Bay, CA (L-38)''' 1950-1951 {{Coord|37|26|49|N|122|26|07|W|display=inline|name=Half Moon Bay L-38}} |
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: Radars: CPS-5; CPS-6 |
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: 505th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron |
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* '''Mather AFB, CA (P-58)''' 1950-1966 {{Coord|38|33|13|N|121|16|08|W|display=inline|name=Mather AFB P-58}} |
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: 668th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron |
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: Current Use: Still active. Search radar is type FPS-91A. This now-FAA long-range radar site is now data-tied into the Joint Surveillance System (post 9/11). |
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* '''Mill Valley AFS, CA (P-38)''' 1951-1980 {{Coord|37|55|26|N|122|35|49|W|display=inline|name=Mill Valley AFS P-38}} |
* '''Mill Valley AFS, CA (P-38)''' 1951-1980 {{Coord|37|55|26|N|122|35|49|W|display=inline|name=Mill Valley AFS P-38}} |
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:: Fort Ord, CA (P-38A) {{Coord|36|40|04|N|121|49|05|W|display=inline|name=P-38A}} |
:: Fort Ord, CA (P-38A) {{Coord|36|40|04|N|121|49|05|W|display=inline|name=P-38A}} |
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: Det 4, 14th Missile Warning Squadron |
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: Current Use: Active radar facility |
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:: Tecate, CA (P-76A) {{Coord|32|34|46|N|116|41|20|W|display=inline|name=P-76A}} |
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:: San Ysidro, CA (P-76B) {{Coord|32|33|42|N|117|02|06|W|display=inline|name=P-76B}} |
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:: Tierra del Sol, CA (P-76C) {{Coord|32|38|53|N|116|19|02|W|display=inline|name=P-76C}} |
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:: Coyote Wells, CA (P-76D) {{Coord|32|41|27|N|115|53|21|W|display=inline|name=P-76D}} |
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:: Moreno, CA (P-76E) {{Coord|33|57|43|N|117|16|51|W|display=inline|name=P-76E}} |
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* '''Point Arena AFS, CA (P-37)''' 1951-1998 {{Coord|37|55|26|N|122|35|49|W|display=inline|name=Point Arena AFS P-37}} |
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: Radars: FPS-24; FPS-90; FPS-26A; FPS-93; FPS-116 |
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: 776th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron |
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: Current Use: Closed |
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: Gap Filler |
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:: Laytonville, CA (P-37A) {{Coord|39|41|13|N|123|34|56|W|display=inline|name=P-37A}} |
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* '''Santa Rosa Island AFS, CA (P-15)''' 1952-1963 {{Coord|37|55|26|N|122|35|49|W|display=inline|name=Santa Rosa Island AFS P-15}} |
* '''Santa Rosa Island AFS, CA (P-15)''' 1952-1963 {{Coord|37|55|26|N|122|35|49|W|display=inline|name=Santa Rosa Island AFS P-15}} |
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Revision as of 18:02, 23 December 2010
San Francisco Air Defense Sector
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 Emblem of the San Francisco Air Defense Sector | |
| Active | 1959–1963 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Air Defense |
| Part of | Air Defense Command |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Carroll W. McColpin |
The San Francisco Air Defense Sector (SFADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 28th Air Division, being stationed at Beale Air Force Base, California.
History
SFADS was established in February 1959 assuming control of former ADC Western Air Defense Force units in California west of the Sierra Nevada; north of Santa Barbara and south of Eureka. Also operated a Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) direction center. The Sector was inactivated on 1 August 1963 as part of an ADC consolidation and reorganization; and its units were assigned to 28th Air Division at Hamilton AFB.
Lineage
- Established as San Francisco Air Defense Sector on 15 February 1959
- Inactivated on 1 August 1963
Assignments
- 28th Air Division, 15 February 1959 – 1 August 1963
Components
Interceptor units
- 78th Fighter Wing (Air Defense), 1 July 1960 – 1 August 1963 (stationed at Hamilton AFB)
- 82d Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 1 July 1960 – 1 August 1963 (stationed at Travis AFB)
- 456th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 July 1960 – 1 August 1963 (stationed at Castle AFB)
Radar facilities
- SAGE Direction Center (DC-18) located at: 39°06′35″N 121°23′49″W / 39.10972°N 121.39694°W
- Active Feburary 1959-1 Augut 1963
- Operated: AN/FSQ-7 Computer
- SAGE building is now Beale AFB building 2145, housing the 9th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron.
- GATR (Ground Air Transmitter Receiver) site (R-18) located at: 39°05′46″N 121°24′18″W / 39.09611°N 121.40500°W
- Operated by: Det. 1, 666th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (666th OLAA)
- GATR site originally was for the Beale AFB SAGE direction center (DC-18). Then was assigned to Mill Valley AFS (P-38) as an annex circa 1963.
- Now the Beale AFB Rod & Gun Club, with some trap & skeet ranges
Stations
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Stations
- Beale AFB, California, 15 February 1959 – 1 August 1963
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0912799129.
- Radomes.org San Francisco Air Defense Sector
