|
|
| (5 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) |
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| {{PageHeader}}
| |
| {{SocialNetworks}}
| |
| '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1956-1963) - A [[Cold War]] Air Force Radar Station first established in 1956 near Lyndonville, Essex County, Vermont. Initially named [[North Concord Air Force Station]] renamed Lyndonville Air Force Station after the nearby location. Initially assigned a Permanent ID of M-103, later a Sage ID of Z-103. Abandoned in 1963.
| |
| <!--
| |
| {|{{FWpicframe}}
| |
| |- valign="top"
| |
| |width="50%"|[[Image:.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Lyndonville Air Force Station]]
| |
| |width="50%"|[[Image:.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Lyndonville Air Force Station]]
| |
| |-
| |
| |colspan="2"|[[Image:.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Lyndonville Air Force Station]]
| |
| |}
| |
| -->
| |
| == History of Lyndonville Air Force Station ==
| |
| Established in 1956 and became operational in 1956 as Lyndonville Air Force Station manned by the 911th AC&W Squadron. The station initially had both a Ground Control Intercept (GCI) and early warning mission. The early warning mission involved tracking and identifying all aircraft entering their airspace while the GCI mission involved guiding Air Force interceptors to any identified enemy aircraft. Controllers at the station vectored fighter aircraft at the correct course and speed to intercept enemy aircraft using voice commands via ground-to-air radio.
| |
|
| |
|
| Initial equipment included the [[MPS-11]] search radar and an [[MPS-14]] height-finder radar. In 1958 a [[FPS-6|FPS-6A]] height-finder radar was added to the site. In 1959 a [[FPS-3]] search radar was added.
| |
|
| |
| This configuration established the basic requirements for the transition to the SAGE System operation.
| |
| == [[SAGE System]] Transition ==
| |
| {{SageTransition}}
| |
| == [[SAGE System]] Operation ==
| |
| [[File:Stewart DC-02 Blockhouse-1.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Former Stewart SAGE Direction Center DC-02]]
| |
| {| class="wikitable" width="100%" align="center"
| |
| |+ Lyndonville AFS SAGE Direction Centers & Sectors
| |
| |-
| |
| ! Assigned
| |
| ! Direction Center
| |
| ! Sector
| |
| |-
| |
| | 15 Aug 1958 - 1 Aug 1962 || [[Topsham SAGE Direction Center DC-05]] || Bangor ADS
| |
| |-
| |
| | 1 Aug 1962 - 1 Aug 1963 || [[Stewart SAGE Direction Center DC-02]] || Boston ADS
| |
| |}
| |
|
| |
| The site began operation as a SAGE site in 1959 initially feeding the [[Topsham SAGE Direction Center DC-05]]. Two new radar towers were built in 1962, one for a [[FPS-27]] search radar and one for a new [[FPS-26|FPS-26A]] height-finder radar. The [[FPS-26|FPS-26A]] was installed in early 1963 just before the March 1963 announcement of the site closure. The [[FPS-27]] was never installed.
| |
|
| |
| == Closure ==
| |
| Lyndonville AFS and the 911th were deactivated on 1 Aug 1963.
| |
|
| |
| == Physical Plant ==
| |
| The physical plant of the site was divided into the main site, a cantonment area, a housing area and a radio site. The main site housed the operations buildings, the radar towers, and the backup generators. The cantonment area housed the enlisted barracks, the bachelor officer's quarters, the orderly room, the dining hall, the motor pool and other support buildings. Apart from the main site was a small 9/27 unit housing area for married personnel.
| |
|
| |
| A separate radio site housed the radio equipment for directing aircraft intercepts. {{GATRSite|AFS=Lyndonville}}
| |
|
| |
| {{Clr}}
| |
|
| |
| {| width="800px"
| |
| |-
| |
| | valign="top" width="50%" |
| |
| {| class="wikitable"
| |
| |+ Lyndonville AFS Major Equipment List
| |
| |-
| |
| !Search Radar
| |
| !HF Radar
| |
| !Data Systems
| |
| !Radio
| |
|
| |
| |-
| |
| | valign="top" |
| |
| * [[MPS-11]]
| |
| * [[FPS-3]]
| |
| | valign="top" |
| |
| * [[MPS-14]]
| |
| * [[FPS-6]]
| |
| * [[FPS-6|FPS-6A]]
| |
| * [[FPS-26]]
| |
| | valign="top" |
| |
| * [[FST-2|FST-2/A/B]]
| |
| | valign="top" |
| |
| * [[GRT-3]]
| |
| * [[GRR-7]] (26)
| |
| * [[GRC-27]] (26)
| |
| * [[GKA-5]]
| |
| |}
| |
| | valign="top" width="50%" |
| |
| {| class="wikitable"
| |
| |+ Unit Designations
| |
| |-
| |
| |
| |
| * 911th Aircraft Control & Warning (AC&W) Squadron (1956-1959)
| |
| * 911th Radar Squadron (SAGE) (1959-1963)
| |
| |}
| |
| |}
| |
|
| |
| {| class="wikitable"
| |
| |+ 911th Assignments
| |
| |-
| |
| |
| |
| * 26 May 1953 - Activated at Hancock Field, NY, assigned to 32nd AD.
| |
| * 1 Dec 1953 - Redesignated Syracuse AFS, NY.
| |
| * Jun 1955 - Transferred to 4711th AD Wg.
| |
| * early 1956 - Moved to North Concord, VT.
| |
| * 1 Mar 1956 - Transferred to 32nd AD.
| |
| * 15 Aug 1958 - Transferred to Bangor ADS. (Topsham DC-05)
| |
| * 1 Oct 1959 - Redesignated from AC&W Sq to 911th Radar Sq (SAGE).
| |
| * Mar 1962 - Site redesignated to Lyndonville AFS, VT.
| |
| * 1 Aug 1962 - Transferred to Boston ADS. (Stewart DC-02)
| |
| * 1 Aug 1963 - Discontinued.
| |
| |}
| |
|
| |
| <!--{{LyndonvilleAFSCmdrs}}-->
| |
|
| |
| == Current Status ==
| |
| Abandoned by the Air Force and sold to private parties. Most of the upper main site radar towers remain in place but in deteriorated condition. The cantonment area has some buildings remaining also in deteriorating condition. The housing area is in private hands.
| |
|
| |
| <!--{{LyndonvilleAFSStructures}}-->
| |
| ----
| |
| {|
| |
| |
| |
| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="44.66528" lon="-71.77111" zoom="16" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png">
| |
| (C) 44.65264, -71.78974, Lyndonville AFS Cantonment Area
| |
| (H) 44.64321, -71.89003, Lyndonville AFS Housing Area
| |
| (R) 44.66528, -71.77111, Lyndonville Air Force Station
| |
| (1956-1963)
| |
| </googlemap>
| |
| |valign="top"|
| |
| '''Location:''' Near Lyndonville in Essex County, Vermont.
| |
|
| |
| {{Mapit-US-cityscale|44.66528|-71.77111}}
| |
| * Elevation: 3,435'
| |
| |}
| |
|
| |
| '''See Also:'''
| |
| * [[SAGE System]]
| |
| * [[Permanent System Radar Sites]]
| |
| * [[US Radar Sets]]
| |
| * [[Topsham SAGE Direction Center DC-05]]
| |
| * [[Stewart SAGE Direction Center DC-02]]
| |
|
| |
| '''Sources:'''
| |
| * {{Cornett}}, page 173. <!--ADC Organization-->
| |
| * {{Winkler}}, page 160. <!--Searching the skies-->
| |
| * {{GNIS|ID=2089502}}
| |
|
| |
| '''Links:'''
| |
| * [http://www.radomes.org/cgi-bin/museum/acwinfo2x.cgi?site=%22Lyndonville+AFS+%28North+Concord%29,+VT%22&key=LyndonvilleAFSNorthConcordVT&pic=LyndonvilleAFSNorthConcordVT&doc=LyndonvilleAFSNorthConcordVT Radomes - Lyndonville Air Force Station]
| |
| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndonville_Air_Force_Station Wikipedia - Lyndonville Air Force Station]
| |
|
| |
| {{Visited|No}}
| |
|
| |
| __NOTOC__
| |
| {{PageFooter}}
| |
| {{DEFAULTSORT:Lyndonville Air Force Station}}
| |
| [[Category:All]]
| |
| [[Category:Vermont All]]
| |
| [[Category:Vermont Radar Sites]]
| |
| [[Category:Vermont Essex County]]
| |
| [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
| |
| [[Category:Vermont Not Visited]]
| |
| [[Category:Starter Page]]
| |
| [[Category:USAF Radar Sites]]
| |
| [[Category:SAGE Sites]]
| |
| [[Category:MPS-11]]
| |
| [[Category:FPS-6]]
| |
| [[Category:MPS-14]]
| |
| [[Category:FPS-26]]
| |
| [[Category:FST-2]]
| |
| [[Category:GKA-5]]
| |
| [[Category:GRT-3]]
| |
| [[Category:GRR-7]]
| |
| [[Category:GRC-27]]
| |