History of the Lashup Radar Sites
"In September 1948 the Air Force authorized the Air Defense Command to put thirteen additional stations in operation in the Northeastern United States. These stations were in operation by mid-1949. Additional stations were added across the nation in 1949 and 1950. This temporary system was given the name Lashup to distinguish it from the interim system for which the Air Force was seeking appropriations. A total of forty-four stations were established under this program. These sites were designated "L.""
Sources:
- Winkler, David F., Searching the Skies: the Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, USAF Hq Air Combat Command, 1997, 192 pages, Pdf
- Cornett, Lloyd H. & Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization (1946-1980), Office of History ADC, Peterson AFB, Colorado, 31 Dec 1980, 179 pages, Pdf
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Lashup Radar Sites (edit list)
Site
|
Type
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State
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Unit
|
ID
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From
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To
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GPS
|
Notes
|
Dow
|
AFB
|
ME
|
128th AC&W
|
L-01
|
1950
|
1951
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44.819722, -68.821111
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Fort Williams
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Fort
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ME
|
657th AC&W
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L-02
|
1950
|
1951
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43.6234249, -70.2118662
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Limestone
|
Site
|
ME
|
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L-50
|
1951
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1952
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46.96260, -67.88551
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Fort Ethan Allen
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Fort
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VT
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656th AC&W Det 1
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L-03
|
1950
|
1951
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44.504923, -73.146801
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*
|
Grenier
|
AFB
|
NH
|
654th AC&W
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L-04
|
1950
|
1951
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42.93781, -71.43636
|
|
Otis
|
AFB
|
MA
|
762nd AC&W
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L-05
|
1950
|
1951
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41.65181, -70.52113
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Near Base Operations
|
Pine Camp
|
Camp
|
NY
|
655th AC&W
|
L-06
|
1950
|
1952
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44.03583, -75.73972
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|
Schenectady
|
Site
|
NY
|
656th AC&W
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L-07
|
1950
|
1952
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42.85854, -73.9817
|
|
Seneca
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Ord Depot
|
NY
|
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L-08
|
1950
|
1951
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42.7109, -76.86092
|
|
Camp Hero
|
Camp
|
NY
|
773rd AC&W
|
L-10
|
1950
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1952
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41.067500, -71.905556
|
|
Santini Annex Mitchel Field
|
Field
|
NY
|
626th AC&W
|
L-11
|
1950
|
1951
|
40.715000, -73.585833
|
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Fort Niagara
|
Fort
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NY
|
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L-19
|
1950
|
1951
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43.26258, -79.05945
|
|
Fort Indiantown Gap
|
Fort
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PA
|
648th AC&W
|
L-09
|
1950
|
1951
|
40.435278, -76.535000
|
|
Connellsville
|
Site
|
PA
|
|
L-16
|
1950
|
1951
|
39.953889, -79.648056
|
*
|
Twin Lights
|
Site
|
NJ
|
646th AC&W
|
L-12
|
1948
|
1951
|
40.395389, -73.986056
|
|
Palermo
|
Site
|
NJ
|
|
L-13
|
1950
|
1952
|
39.221944, -74.687222
|
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Fort Meade
|
Fort
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MD
|
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L-14
|
1950
|
1952
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39.11699, -76.73499
|
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Fort Custis
|
Fort
|
VA
|
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L-15
|
1950
|
1952
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37.133056, -75.954167
|
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Spokane
|
Site
|
WA
|
|
L-28
|
1950
|
1952
|
47.62177, -117.527
|
|
Larson
|
AFB
|
WA
|
|
L-29
|
1950
|
1952
|
47.18193, -119.32159
|
|
Richland
|
Site
|
WA
|
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L-30
|
1950
|
1952
|
46.3111, -119.30126
|
|
Paine Field
|
AFB
|
WA
|
|
L-31
|
1950
|
1952
|
47.90868, -122.27742
|
|
McChord
|
AFB
|
WA
|
636th AC&W
|
L-32
|
1950
|
1951
|
47.1519, -122.48842
|
|
Neah Bay
|
Site
|
WA
|
|
L-34
|
1950
|
1952
|
48.34476, -124.68832
|
|
Pacific Beach
|
Site
|
WA
|
635th AC&W Det
|
L-35
|
1950
|
1952
|
47.207778, -124.203611
|
|
Portland
|
AFB
|
OR
|
|
L-33
|
1950
|
1952
|
45.58308, -122.60904
|
|
Fort Stevens
|
Fort
|
OR
|
759th AC&W
|
L-36
|
1950
|
1952
|
46.20694, -123.96722
|
|
Mather
|
AFB
|
CA
|
|
L-37
|
1950
|
1951
|
38.55389, -121.26917
|
Active FAA Site
|
Half Moon Bay
|
Site
|
CA
|
505th AC&W Group
|
L-38
|
1947
|
1951
|
37.447111, -122.435417
|
|
Minter Field
|
AAF
|
CA
|
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L-39
|
1950
|
1952
|
35.50256, -119.19739
|
|
Edwards
|
AFB
|
CA
|
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L-40
|
1950
|
1952
|
34.92966, -117.87586
|
|
Camp Cooke
|
Camp
|
CA
|
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L-41
|
1950
|
1952
|
34.73534, -120.54507
|
Now Vandenberg AFB
|
Port Hueneme
|
Site
|
CA
|
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L-42
|
1950
|
1952
|
34.15541, -119.20844
|
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Fort MacArthur
|
Fort
|
CA
|
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L-43
|
1950
|
1952
|
33.71221, -118.29449
|
|
Los Alamos
|
Site
|
NM
|
767th AC&W
|
L-44
|
1950
|
1951
|
36.59653, -106.73
|
|
Kirtland
|
AFB
|
NM
|
690th AC&W 135th AC&W
|
L-45
|
1949
|
1952
|
35.05375, -106.60489
|
*
|
Walker
|
AFB
|
NM
|
120th AC&W
|
L-46
|
1950
|
1951
|
33.31132, -104.5289
|
|
Selfridge
|
AFB
|
MI
|
661st AC&W
|
L-17
|
1949
|
1952
|
42.62694, -82.82972
|
|
Oscoda
|
Site
|
MI
|
|
L-20
|
1950
|
1951
|
44.455833, -83.361667
|
|
Sault Ste Marie
|
Site
|
MI
|
753rd AC&W
|
L-21
|
1950
|
1952
|
46.47671, -84.35946
|
At City Airport
|
Ravenna
|
AAP
|
OH
|
|
L-18
|
1950
|
1952
|
41.21117, -81.03459
|
|
Lockborne
|
AFB
|
OH
|
|
L-22
|
1950
|
1952
|
39.81995, -82.94403
|
|
O'Hare
|
IAP
|
IL
|
|
L-49
|
1950
|
195?
|
42.001389, -87.908333
|
*
|
McGhee Tyson
|
APT
|
TN
|
663rd AC&W
|
L-47
|
1950
|
1952
|
35.815955, -83.997206
|
*
|
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